Selection of Topic: Energy Crisis is a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies. The planet is progressively marching towards a serious electric energy crisis‚ owing to an escalating desire of electric energy becoming greater than its supply. We have always accepted that the energy we make use of each day is not unrestricted‚ still we take it for granted. Coal‚ petroleum‚ electrical power‚ even water has inadequate availability. Nevertheless‚ we have not taken sufficient
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David Kiersnowski Research Assignment Beverly Peters Washington Semester - GEB II 6/4/12 Introduction Each spring‚ I spend a week in Tioga County‚ Pennsylvania on a fishing trip with the men in my dad’s family. Our small cabin sits on peaceful‚ serene pine creek‚ a subsidiary of the Susquehanna River. For decades we have visited the cabin to vacation‚ and escape reality in the beautiful Pennsylvania wilderness. At night‚ we gather around the fire and often times witness a friendly discussion
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Gas is an important productive resource in the world. Driving cars‚ heating buildings‚ producing electricity‚ people all need gas. Therefore‚ gas is directly related to people’s normal life and the global economy. Recently‚ due to the fights between Israel and the Hezbollah guerrilla‚ the Middle East political and economic situation has been deteriorating‚ which has led to the continuous hikes of gas prices. Since gas plays an important role in our economy‚ people should understand that the high
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In the XXI century‚ the use of the oil and its derivatives has become widespread all around the world. Petroleum supplies one-third of the world energy‚ and it is the primary economic activity of many countries such as Venezuela‚ Saudi Arabia and Emirates Arab United; however‚ behind all the economical advantages that the oil brings there are many more disadvantages that the world is not concern about them. In 2015‚ the United States’ president Barack Obama took the first step to make aware the world
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Undeniably‚ authoritarian power has dictated the political and social hierarchy of society for centuries. This structural power resembles a pyramid‚ with the base composed of civilians‚ the middle of higher authority officials‚ and the narrowed top claimed by kleptocratic elites. Kleptocracy is a form of authoritarian government‚ offering leaders self-enrichment and overwhelming power at the expense of citizen rights. Through enforcing warfare to attain wealth and power‚ the South Sudanese government
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Electricity‚ being referred to as one of the primary agents of technological progress (Boylestad‚ 2002)‚ plays a vital role in securing the stability and mobility of the modern civilization in which many societies exist. Through simple observation‚ one can clearly say that electricity‚ indeed‚ lies through almost every aspect of human life in the present-day era‚ and that it has‚ in many levels‚ constantly revolutionized the way things are in the world as people know it. According to World Bank‚
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Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastic manufacturer in a growing industry that is focusing more and more on the importance of sustainability. Riordan’s four plants in China‚ California‚ Georgia‚ and Michigan are looking to improve its sustainability practices company-wide. The following will summarize the objectives‚ targets‚ and programs that must be focused on and implemented in order for the company to flourish as an environmentally safe business. In the same way‚ technologies‚ strategies
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PETROLEUM PRICES‚ TAXATION AND SUBSIDIES IN INDIA The views expressed in this Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the International Energy Agency or of its individual member countries. Your comments are welcome‚ directed to india@iea.org June 2009 ©OECD/IEA‚ 2009 The current Indian system of effectively subsidised petroleum product prices has significant implications for the emergence of India as a major global energy consumer‚
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Oil sands Issue briefing bp.com/sustainability Oil sands Issue briefing How we operate BP recognizes that we need to produce energy responsibly – minimizing impacts to people‚ communities and the environment. BP’s systems of governance‚ management and operation are designed to help us conduct our business while respecting safety‚ environmental‚ social and financial considerations. Across all BP international operations‚ established practices support the management of potential
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Imagine a forest with unnatural beauty: green trees‚ a wide variety of wildlife‚ clean water from streams‚ and the sound of migrating birds flying overhead. Now imagine that same exact forest with tar sands oil running through it: wilting trees‚ bone-thin wildlife suffocating from the fumes‚ and streams covered in brown and black oil. Jonathan Waldman‚ an environmental journalist at the University of Colorado‚ published an article that argued that the Keystone XL pipeline should be built because
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