There are ethical issues surrounding the use of biofuels. For example‚ crops that could be used to feed people are used to provide the raw materials for biofuels instead. This could cause food shortages or increases in the price of food. There are other economic issues surrounding the use of biofuels‚ including: human resources -more people are needed to produce biofuels than are needed to produce petrol and diesel increased income - for farmers lower fuel prices - biofuels limit the demand for fossil
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Energy Alternatives: * Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. In a general sense in contemporary society‚ alternative energy is that which is produced without the undesirable consequences of the burning of fossil fuels‚ such as high carbon dioxide emissions‚ which is considered to be the major contributing factor of global warming. * This chapter discussed only a few of the possible alternatives to our current combustible energy generation system
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Energy is something vital that drives everything- people‚ animals‚ plants‚ gadgets‚ industries‚ offices‚ and all the institutions or the activities one can imagine. It is the energy- be it a mechanical‚ chemical‚ tidal‚ wind or hydropower-that has created the world with different artificial stuffs and; compelled people to live in fantasies and search for newer ways to fulfill their dreams. This has been the same for quite a long period of time that people are eager to live better lives. A better
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Alternative beverages competed on the basis of differentiation from traditional drinks such as carbonated soft drinks or fruit juices. The market started out with low competition‚ however that is rapidly changing as many new product lines enter and profit margins will inevitably suffer from the price reduction. The rest of the beverage industry is faced with low profit margins because of high competition and little ability to differentiate products. The alternative beverage segment help companies
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“An Alternative Perspective” Originally‚ Strawson appears to be rather unique and tactful by his analogies to everyday life as well as the break down of each opposing view. Yet Glen Strawson fails to recognize the complexity of the human consciousness that distinguishes us apart from the average species. Furthermore‚ the belief of human beings having absolutely no free will to simply reject oneself as human. However‚ Strawson eloquently presents that the fact that we as humans are not completely
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Alternatives to Detention Placing juveniles in a detention facility is not always the best way to go. There are a number of alternatives that can be used instead of putting a juvenile in a facility. When deciding which type of program to place a juvenile in‚ the court officials must take into consideration the safety of the public. Many offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community-based supervision while there are other serious offenders that may require confinement to protect
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Alternatives Alternative #1 is to introduce existing products to new markets. Since Starbucks is already an established name‚ we know for a fact that people like drinking Starbucks coffee. However‚ cultural attitudes can be different around the world. This is an important fact since Starbucks is set on growing internationally. They will also face different reception to Starbucks image and taste. Statistics show that there is still a lot of opportunity to grow in current markets. These current markets
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The alternative forms of tourism combine tourist products or separate tourist services different from the mass tourism by means of supply‚ organization and the human resource involved. These are rural‚ ecotourism‚ adventure (biking‚ horseback riding‚ snowshoeing‚ ski mountaineering‚ rafting‚ diving‚ caving‚ climbing)‚ thematic tourism – connected with the cultural and historical heritage‚ the esoteric‚ religion‚ wine‚ traditional cuisine‚ ethnography and traditional music and handicrafts. Sustainable
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How can alternative sources of energy be harnessed effectively? Written by Jill (Huimei ZHOU) Nowadays‚ there are more and more alternative sources of energy for people to use. But in order to harness these alternative sources of energy effectively‚ different countries take different actions based on their own natural resources. This essay will show that how to make full use of energy from different countries’ viewpoints. Undenied‚ many years ago‚ a lot of countries just use the fossil fuels
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minimization of the consumption of energy by making the mechanism using the energy more efficient (and thereby requiring less energy to operate). In order to increase the use of renewable energy in the United States we need to develop a unified consensus on what energy is going to be used for which application so as the cost of renewable energy will decrease by the simple effect of supply and demand due to mass production and competition. Additionally‚ there will need to be federally and state mandated controls
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