Assignment 1 – Environmental Footprint TABLE A. Ecological Footprint Footprint Results (Answers to the following 2 questions will be given upon completion of footprint) If everyone lived like you‚ how many planet Earth’s would we need? 4.8 To support your lifestyle‚ how many productive global acres area needed? 21.2 Ecological Footprint Breakdown (Values can be obtained by scrolling over pie chart generated at completion of footprint) Percent of emissions from Food 12% Percent of emissions
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Pressure switch |[pic][pi| |c] | A pressure responsive switch senses a change in pressure and responds to such changes by alternately making and breaking an electrical connection. Pressure-sensitive switches are used in a variety of applications where it is desired to switch apparatus on or off at predetermined pressures. These switches are utilized in a wide variety of applications‚ as in automobiles [pic] ‚ aircrafts and in various other environments. Pressure switches include set-point
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Identifying Energy Saving opportunity in Building and Role of Social Awareness in Reducing Energy Demand It is sometimes difficult for us to appreciate the importance of energy conservation. With this project entitled “Identifying energy saving opportunity in building and role of social awareness in reducing energy demand” we realize that simply by being more diligent in our use of energy in homes and offices‚ would have a significant impact on national energy requirements. A penny saved is
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clocks‚ reminders‚ etc. It saves energy because there are solar panels that help many people save money and use solar energy to power things it’s also great for the environment. There are inventions that help you at home for the appliances like the thermostat that you can control all through an app. Many technology inventions that help people and they just don’t use it right. We can use many technology inventions like the internet to communicate or research things‚ we can also do all that on a mobile
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Wil Lavender Mrs. Jiles-Davis English 1101/ Project 2 February 20‚ 2014 The Top 3 Consumer Products The 70’s show Star Trek has shown us what a future of warp drive‚ fast computers‚ and transporters can do for humanity. In the future‚ with a command from the captain’s chair‚ we also saw how people who are light-years away could connect in a manner of minutes. In the past 25 years‚ technology of today has greatly advanced in some many areas to include but not limited to the areas of health
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Turkey Vultures Vultures are large birds of prey closely related to hawks and eagles. They are divided into New World vultures and Old World vultures‚ both belonging to the order Falconiformes. The New World vultures‚ in the family Cathartidae‚ consist of seven species in five genera. Among the New World vultures include the Cathartes aura‚ also known as the Turkey Vulture. Scientists say that turkey vultures are shy‚ inoffensive birds. Some researchers have discovered that the bird is very
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Human Behavior: Negative and Positive Effects on the Environment Mona Karaki PSY/460 September 29‚ 2014 Brenda Gallagher Our environment is ever changing; some of these changes are brought bought by human behavior. The changes brought about by human behavior can be both positive and negative. Environmental cues can be explained as elements in the environment which send important information or trigger effective reactions out of individuals (Steg‚ 2013). In each environment there are cues
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example‚ every night at 11 pm‚ a subsystem processor‚ can automatically regulate locking all the doors in the house‚ set the alarm so that we get up for work on time‚ turn off all the interior lights‚ turn on the exterior lights and lower the thermostat. It is unfailing in its duties and frees us from having to physically do these chores. At one time‚ smart home automation software was an expensive undertaking‚ but little by little‚ improved technology and competition is making it an option for
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The “middle school” definition of knowledge is defined as awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation‚ but the work of Edmund L. Gettier discusses the idea of knowledge being an unobtainable concept. In Gettier’s article aptly titled “Is Justified true belief knowledge”‚ he talks about justification through correspondence truth and experience. Gettier attacks the process of justification with the use of logical proofs demonstrating the law of non-contradiction which states
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An outline plan for a home energy management course Author: John McCreesh Date: 8th December 2008 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 List of Contents 2.1 An Introduction to the Course 2.2 What is Energy? 2.3 Energy Generation 2.4 The Effect of Energy Generation on the Climate 2.5 Where we Use Energy in the House 2.6 Heating 2.7 Water Heating 2.8 Lighting 2.9 Electrical Appliances 2.10 Good Practices 2.11 Renewable Energy Resources 2.12 Course Review and Future Objectives 3.0 Learning
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