over-reliance on fossil fuels denotes to be a serious challenge in the United States. In 2006‚ President Bush used the term “addiction to oil” elucidating how the country heavily relies on fossil fuel as a source of energy (Sarica & Tyner‚ 2013). The world is becoming more competitive‚ and America is increasing its demand on fossil fuel. The precarious state of the fossil fuel in the markets abroad raises concerns. Political and economic instabilities are a huge disadvantage in the importation process
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Residues from biogas also proven as a significant source of organic fertilizer. If there is proper policy and implementation‚ Bangladesh’s energy crisis and organic fertilizer demand can be control through biogas plant. 1. Introduction By 2020‚ the world is throwing into turmoil as demand for energy begins to greatly exceed the supply - crippling many economies and triggering widespread social unrest. Many countries in the West may experience a decline in living standards - with oil rationing and
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whole world is progressing day by day but Pakistan is moving towards opposite direction. Pakistan had a total installed power generation capacity of 21‚000 MW in 2011. However‚ dependable or de-rated capacity is in the range of 14‚000 to 16‚000 MW during the year‚ due to variety of factors‚ whereas demand for electricity is increasing at an average annual rate of eight per cent. And according to World Energy Statistics 2011‚ published by IEA‚ Pakistan’s per capita electricity consumption is one-sixth
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Low-carbon Technological Paradigm in Urbanization of China Hao Dong Hao Dong‚PhD Candidate ‚ China Community Party School Abstract With the development of the industrial civilization in the 20th century‚ human has the science and technology to create the great productive power and social fortune. So‚ science and technology have become the basic content and key lever for development of human civilization. The science and technology is also the power of urbanization. At the same time‚ due to the
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fuels are currently the most widely used source of nonrenewable energy in today’s society. These sources of energy are used to generate power for both commercial and personal use in a number of different ways. “In 2005‚ more than 3/4 of total world energy consumption was through the use of fossil fuels.” (Environmental Literacy Council‚ 2008) Oil‚ the leading energy resource depended upon to fuel everyday functions produces 43.4 % of our world’s energy. Natural Gas‚ the second most relied upon resource
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innovation‚ and technology so that we can safely and responsibly develop more energy here at home and be a leader in the global energy economy.” Is the Administration up to the task of elevating America to be the global leader in innovation and consumption of alternative energy? The President has changed and improved many of America’s energy policies but their current road is not enough to bring this country to where we need to be for a cleaner and more secure energy future. The American Energy
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businesses include; Quaker‚ Tropicana‚ Gatorade‚ Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola — each line makes large variety of products that are consumed all around the world. • Where is the company headquartered? • PepsiCo’s corporate headquarters is located in Purchase‚ New York. • What is the change in their energy usage from last year? • The total energy consumption in 2012 for PepsiCo’s legacy operations was 12.6 million megawatts per hour (MWh). PepsiCo’s energy efficiency has improved by 14 percent when
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efficient countries in the world (Bank‚ 2007). World Bank (2007) composed an inventory in 1998‚ and estimated that total emissions from Ukraine were 246 million tons of CO2‚ and in 2002 the total emissions were 487.7 million tons of carbon equivalents. Ukraine has a severely high level of air pollution. This pollution is caused by emissions from road traffic‚ industries‚ and the energy sector. In 2005‚ over 200 cities in Ukraine exceeded the levels established by the World Bank health standards for
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idea of Western brands as status symbols is even stronger in India than in many other developing countries‚ because Indians have a lot of exposure to the West. This exposure comes in varying forms: relatives who live abroad; travel in the Western world; exposure to Western tourists; a relatively common understanding of English and comprehension of English media; the influence of TV depicting Western lifestyles via satellite and cable channels; and recent social and cultural changes that reflect Western
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must understand that natural resource will be ruined by pollution. (2000) As Don Fullerton said: in the Environmental Economics undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies around the world‚ including effects on pollution‚ research and development‚ physical investment‚ labor supply‚ economic efficiency‚ and the distribution of real income. Particular issues include the costs and benefits of alternative environmental policies to deal with
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