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    Fats and Oils

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    FATS AND OIL DEFINITION: Fats and oils‚ group of organic substances that form an important part of the diet and also are useful in many industries. The fats are usually solid‚ the oils generally liquid at ordinary room temperatures. Some tropical products‚ liquids in their sites of origin‚ become solids in cooler climates; in commerce these often retain the name originally given‚ e.g.‚ palm oil and coconut oil. Chemically fats and oils are either simple or mixed glyceryl esters of organic acids

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    Peak Oil

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    Reggie Koch Professor Metcalf English 100 11-14-2007 The Beginning of the End of Oil The end of oil can mean an end to a lot of things in an industrialized lifestyle that we live in today. With more than 60% of the world passed their peak‚ this puts United States at a great risk because the U.S. alone uses more than 25% of the world’s oil. According to Tom Whipple‚ “Americans have consumed an average of 9.3 million barrels of gasoline a day so far this year‚ an increase of 0.6 percent from

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    Alaska Oil Drilling

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    degradation. An example that sheds light on the conflict between human interests and environmental responsibility is the controversial approval of the oil drilling in the Northern Slope region of Alaska and the drilling that has already began‚ in the Tar Sands of Alberta. In this paper I will firstly explain the situation regarding why the drilling for oil is up for debate to take place. Secondly I will assess the benefits and the irreparable damage that could possibly bring forth devastating effects

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    oil industry

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    behavior‚ low commitment in academics. 2. Tarmageddon: Dirty Oil is Turning Canada into a Corrupt Petro State (p. 211) Andrew Nikiforuk Analyze Nikiforuk’s use of the word “Tarmageddon” in his title. Explore both the connotations and denotations of the term. Answer: The term‚ “tamageddon” used by the author Andrew Nikiforak‚ in this article demonstrates the meaning of tamageddon is the mixing of tar which is obtained from the oil industry to sand. This mixing of sand and tar impact negatively

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    Oil And Gas: How Both Affect The Economy The economy is affected by many factors that determine if it is strong or weak. These factors have to do with buyers consuming goods and services and at what rate they do this. Do the goods and services that are consumed by people created wealth‚ jobs and a better overall economy for a country. Throughout history some economies have evolved faster and stronger than others. Policies that the government places on industry‚ technology and the environment

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    Addicted to Oil

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    Addicted To Oil The United States uses nearly a quarter of the world’s oil. This would not be a problem if the U.S. had a large oil reserve but it only has 3% of the world’s reserves for 4% of the population (Pickens). This huge dependence on oil is costing us economically and also threatens our dreams. The United States needs to become more energy independent by using sources other than oil. Many alternative sources are available but renewable sources provide the brightest future.

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    Coconut Oil

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    Coconut oil is a popular nutritional oil derived from the flesh of matured coconuts. Coconuts have long been a primary source of food throughout the tropics and their many industrial and cosmetic applications have made them a valuable commodity. Coconut oil is heat stable‚ making it suitable for cooking at high temperatures‚ it’s slow to oxidize‚ resists rancidity and has a shelf life of approximately two years or more (virgin coco creme created through a wet-milling process has an indefinite shelf

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    Oil Price

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    PROs AND CONs OF INCREASING OIL PRICE 1. INTRODUCTION In this decade‚ the price of oil has been raised 3 times. The era of President SBY has the record of increasing oil price (premium). The policy was made by SBY has become pro and con between the expert of economic. Some people said that increasing the oil price is just can’t be done because it’s contra with UU‚ but government said that if we don’t raise the oil price it will absorb the APBN because the import oil price is higher and higher

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    Oil and Gas

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    7/27/13 Fall in KG output may turn 40k crore investment into NPAs - The Economic Times You are here: ET Home › New s › New s By Industry › Energy › Oil & Gas Fall in KG output may turn 40k crore investment into NPAs By Rajeev Deshpande‚ TNN | 27 Jul‚ 2013‚ 06.44AM IST Post a Com m ent NEW DELHI: Rs 40‚000 crore of investments in power plants with an installed capacity of 4‚904 MW are at risk of turning into non-performing assets due to non-availability of domestic natural gas‚ primarily

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    Standard Oil

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    STANDARD OIL COMPANY Standard Oil Company Imperialism John D. was one of the world’s biggest monopolists. He began the Standard Oil Company in 1870 in Ohio. It began as an Ohio partnership formed by the well-known industrialist John D. Rockefeller‚ his brother William Rockefeller‚ Henry Flagler‚ chemist Samuel Andrews‚ silent partner Stephen V. Harkness‚ and Oliver Burr Jennings. John D. Rockefeller dominated the oil industry‚ for he was the single most important figure in shaping the new industry

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