...pro-nuclear and the pro-renewable energy lobbies. There are many doubts as to the reliability of fossil fuels and their ability to keep up with the rapid world population growth. This second concern arises as the availability of fossil fuels is declining and many other sources are being suggested as time advances. Moreover, people agree that fossil fuels contribute to global warming as it releases many greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, enhancing the greenhouse effect. Nuclear and renewable energy lobbies are these alternatives, which seem appealing due to their numerous advantages. Nonetheless, there have some weaknesses to consider. Regarding pro-renewable lobbies, environmentally they are the best solution without doubt. Renewable energy is helpful for the environment as it seeks to tackle the enhanced greenhouse effect. As the greenhouse gases released by this form of energy are low, people support these lobbies. Not only do locals support these initiatives, but also tourism would grow, as the ‘clean environment’ would attract foreigners. Furthermore, these lobbies approach the future in a sustainable manor. Sustainability is meeting the today needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Renewables are those capable of natural regeneration over a human timescale, and are infinite in human terms. Nevertheless, there are some weaknesses such as the efficiency of these energy sources, as they depend on climate. Wind Power, for example...
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...which not only provided cheap energy and a lucrative export trade but also acted as a stimulus to innovation in a wide range of industries well before 1770” (Spear). At first, coal mining was seen as a monumental discovery. Although it was an amazing discovery that led to greater things in the world, we now know that coal isn’t as good as we thought it was. Coal is one of the worst if not the worst producer of greenhouse gasses. When burned, coal produces one third more carbon dioxide that gas, and double the carbon dioxide of natural gases. “Additionally, the mining and processing of coal typically leads to the emission of methane, which is trapped in natural deposits of coal and is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide” (Bell). So how many people are actually still using this even though there are better options? Probably more than you thought. Coal is still the predominant use of energy around the world at 40%. With future projections of coal produced greenhouse gases through the roof, coal is the greatest threat the world faces today. The process of mining coal has its own environmental effects also. According to Shannon Bell and Richard York, “the mining and processing...
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...used in these cores combine high magnetic permeability with high electrical resistivity. Laminated Steel Cores These cores are made from layers of high permeability silicon steel and are usually used at power and audio frequencies. They are used because in a solid core at high frequencies ‘eddy currents’ are formed. The laminations confine eddy currents inside each lamination and so decrease the losses. Air Cores An air core is simply a transformer without any core at all, the windings are just arranged close to each other. The leakage inductance however is very high and has very poor regulations and therefore unsuitable for power distribution. Windings Different materials could be used for the windings but ultimately it depends on the application of the transformer, whatever material is used each separate winding should always be insulated from the...
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...consumers. The purchasing behavior of the consumers depends over their attributes along with the desires, living styles, and buying capacity. The followings are some factors that affect the purchasing behavior of consumers: Culture: Culture is an important term in the context of consumers’ desires and willingness related to purchase. It depends over the basic values, wants and perception of the people that they get from their family and related community people . Hence, it could affect the purchasing behavior of consumers by purchasing new products of Snazzy because the high status of the consumers in society could restrict the consumer by purchasing new energy products in the place of existing branded products in the market. Family: Family strongly affects the purchasing behavior of consumers (Atchariyachanvanich & Okada, 2007, pp. 63-78). The nature of new product is directly related to the health of the people hence; the family members could not accept it easily. At the same time it is the nature of families that they accept only those products that are effectively established in the marketplace. Age: It is an important factor that makes direct influence over the purchasing decisions of the customers (Tintin, 2011). Hence, age is a factor that could influence the new energy product of Snazzy. The teenagers would easily adopt this product in the comparison of senior people because they require energy drinks to maintain their energy level. Lifestyle: Lifestyle is also an important...
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...Abstract Years to come, coal will not always be the main source of energy. It will soon run out and other ways to produce energy will be needed. There are different ways to produce this type of energy, such as solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. If corrected and created now, then ways to get energy other than coal in the far future will be one less thing to worry about. Alternative Source of Energy Source of Energy A big discussion today is what humans can turn to now and in the future for energy. Everyone knows that coal will not last forever and in the meantime it is crucial to find an alternative to produce the amount of energy the world needs to survive. The faster our nation starts on alternative sources of energy and understands that fossil fuel hurts the nation and makes the country weaker, the better chance our nation will have in the time to come. There are different ideas of how to produce this energy such as solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. Solar power is the energy used from the sun and is turned into thermal and electrical power (Winteringham, 1992). It is a very reliable source that can be used to produce energy. The sun has been around for a very long time and it is a source of energy that people can rely on in many places around the world. There are many advantages to solar energy. The main motive for most people is that solar power is free. Unlike coal, supplies for it are unlimited to use. Solar is efficient...
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...CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background: Solar energy has been recognized over the years as a reliable and alternative source of energy. Solar energy is the energy that comes to the earth from the sun. It is commonly known as sunlight. This energy arrives in form of electromagnetic radiation, which is energy that travels in waves. A variety of modern technology is able to capture, convert and distribute solar energy mainly in forms of electricity and heat. The sun is by far the earth’s most available energy resource. If more of it could be harnessed which is just a matter of time, it will provide more than ten times the today’s global demand for energy. It is well recognized because of the energy generation process, which is clean because the source is renewable not a natural resource and it is abundant enough to satisfy the demands of the whole world with future advancements in technology. Solar technologies are broadly characterized into two active and passive. The difference between the active and passive solar techniques is due to their collection, conversion and distribution. The active solar technique which is the main topic is the use of solar energy to replace other sources making it the main supply, while the passive technique is the use of solar energy as a back up or and alternate source of energy incase of any problems with the main supply. The main benefit of solar energy is the fact that it is not only sustainable, it is renewable and this means you can never...
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...Energy, Work and power of the body All body activities including thinking, doing work, or keeping the body temp. constant involve energy changes, for example under resting(Basal)conditions the skeletal muscles and the heart using 25% of the body's energy ,another 19%is being used by the brain,10%is being used by the kidneys, and 27% is being used by the liver and the spleen. A small percent of about 5% of food energy being excreted in feces and urine. Extra food energy will be stored mainly as fat. External heat energy from environment can help maintain the body temp. , but it has no use in body function. Conservation of energy Change in the stored energy (i.e. food energy, body fat and the body heat) =Heat lost from the body + Work done Assumes that no food or drink is taken and no feces or urine is excreted during the interval of time considered. ●This is similar to the first law of thermodynamic:- ∆Q= ∆u + ∆w -1- ●Where ∆Q is the change of quantity of heat of the system. ● ● ∆u is the change in the internal or stored energy. ∆w is the work done. This can be written as ∆u= ∆Q - ∆w A body doing no work (∆w=0) and at constant temp. continues to lose heat to its surroundings, and ∆Q is negative. Therefore, ∆u is also negative, indicating a decrease in stored energy. The rate of change of their variables is just taken per unit time ( by dividing on ∆t) . ∆u / ∆t = ∆Q/∆t - ∆w/∆t The body's basic source of energy is the food energy; it must be chemically changed...
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...The Competitive World of Energy Drinks Teaching about competition and everything competition stands for is different from what the teaching of the Bible. Competition is mostly about two or more people going against each other; just to see who is better. People going against each other are not the right thing to do. God wants people to love each other; not go against one another. Force of change and critical success factors are all included in industries. Competitors are one of the main things industries have to keep an eye one. Industries must also know how to have an advantage over their competitor. Industries should know weather- seller buyer relationships correspond a small or significant competitive factors which depends on (1) whether some of many buyers haves sufficient bargaining leverage to obtain price concessions and other favorable terms, and (2) the extent to which buyers are price sensitive (Gamble,J., and Thompson,2011,p.42). Companies in one industry are vulnerable to competitive pressure from the actions of companies in another industry whenever buyers view the products of the two industries as good substitutes. (Gamble,J., and Thompson, 2011, p.44).Industries have to know whether the suppliers of industry members represent a weak or strong competitive force depend on the degree to which suppliers have sufficient bargaining power to influence the terms and conditions of supply in their favor (Gamble,J., and Thompson, 2011, p.44, p. 46). It can be...
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...environment is what defines our lifestyle, and our lifestyle depends on how we adapt and interact with the environment around us. Our health and wellbeing also depends on how we treat our environment. There are several ways someone can protect his or her environment and occasionally make the planet greener and safer. Among those ways we can state: recycling, energy conservation, and reforestation. Recycling is always a good way to start changing and protecting an environment. Recycling allows people to keep their environment clean and litter free. One thing that people should keep in mind when recycling is that recycling is not only about keeping the environment clean and litter free, but it is also preserving and protecting not only their health, but also the health of those around them. Although recycling is easy to do, people don’t always embrace the idea of recycling. One essential tip that can help people recycle is to always remember to throw their trash in a garbage bag. Another tip to help people recycle is to keep in mind that not all garbage goes in the same type of trash. For example, one should not throw a light bold in the same garbage bag that one uses to put plastic bottles, or a battery into an organic trash bag which is mainly use for organic trash such as food or other organic substances. Another way an individual can collect in protecting the environment is to practice the methods of energy conservation. Whether we realize or not, we can only live by...
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...the statement is, “power must be evil because it can corrupt people (Ruggiero, 2012)”. The first step of the evaluation process involves evaluating to look for any hidden premises, and ensuring that it is stated in a clear way and fully. This argument passes the first the step. The next step involves checking whether the statement has errors that affect truth. To begin with, the first part of the statement that says that power corrupts all people-in this case, all is inferred- is untrue. This is because throughout history, there are several examples of people who had power that was not corrupted. To make the argument more valid, it would be rewritten as, “power can be evil since it can corrupt some people (Ruggiero, 2012).” The next step entails evaluating the argument to check for validity of errors, and also determining the reasoning that connects conclusions to premises. The aim of this is to check whether the conclusion is legitimate or illegitimate. In this case, the argument fails on several points. On top of revising it, the argument has several questions that required answers. One of the main questions is: how corrupt should people be before they are considered “evil”? Several people are corrupt but they would not be considered evil. The other question is; what is considered evil? What is considered evil by one may be considered perfectly good by one person, or unacceptable but not “evil”. In other words, people have different opinions on what is considered evil. Finally...
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...Daylight Saving Time(DST) is moving the clock ahead one hour at spring season and moving it back at fall season. The issue that Daylight Saving Time is a good idea really depends on who you ask. In fact, it is indeed an interesting issue to throw out there for discussion. Proponents of DST believe that it saves energy, promotes a healthy life, and reduces traffic accidents. However, many opponents appear to disagree with all their contention. Proponents of DST have pointed to energy conservation as the most important reason. They believe that DST should serve as an incentive for people to spend more time outdoors. If people are outside, they are not inside turning on lamps, appliances and electronics. Unfortunately, this is clearly not true. Recent studies point out that DST might reduce the US electricity usage by 1% compared with standard time. Other estimates, by the National Bureau of Standard, suggest it has zero effect. Also, proponents have claimed that DST is more likely to promote a healthy life. They believe that DST does provide extra daylight in the evening, and that may bring with it increased physical activity and reduced incidence of depression. Nevertheless, studies show that there are spikes in suicide rates and an increase in the number of recorded heart...
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...‘Did you know that, if taken advantage of to its fullest extent, sunlight that beams on the earth for one hour could meet world energy demands for an entire year?’ This demonstrates that there is enough energy potential to meet the ‘world energy demand’. But, what is energy and how does it concern us? Energy is an essential factor of life which humans heavily depend on. In Physics, the definition of energy is the resources needed to do work. Biologically, energy is used through respiration to allow the human body to function. However, most of the energy that we depend on so heavily, in the modern world, is used to make electricity. There are many ways in which energy can be converted to electrical energy. However, the resources can generally...
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...Community’s Source of Energy Each community has their own source energy that they get their power from. This type of power allows energy to be powered from their homes from solar panels then to win power. Each area is different depending on where you live, for example the power company that my family uses is Georgia power. This company has many different type of energy sources, that helps power not only my home, but many homes here in Georgia as well. Our power company produces 1100 megawatts of renewable energy as well as nuclear energy to help power our home. The main type of energy that they use for and energy source is solar energy. This is one of the most valuable types of energies around. In order to be able to use this energy, you first must use solar water heating system, so that it can absorb the suns energy. For it to do this, solar panels are placed on the roof of your home or apartment complex building, allowing it to get the power it needs to power your home. This method is more preferred to many people here in Georgia, to help get the energy they need into their homes. Hydropower is another form of energy that we use here as well. Hydropower is fuel by the water that fall from the dams. Once powered, the water is then released and begins to generate the power that is needed. The thing that makes this energy the most used energy to date is the fact that it doesn’t pollute the air and all the water that is used isn’t removed from the damn either. The energy from the turbine...
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...governments that wish to raise revenue and increase energy security through dam projects along the Mekong River and the populations that rely on the fish and fertile soil in and along the river to survive. In this paper, the author feels that Southeast Asian Governments do not properly assess the potential consequences of their decisions to pursue massive energy projects on the people who rely on the river for food and job security. Although at times it seemed that Fullbrook was strong in his convictions, I found that I agreed with many of his conclusions. Based on my experiences living as an expat in Southeast Asia, I was also not surprised by the author’s extreme conclusions and found the topic very interesting. The Mekong River runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodian and Vietnam and is over 4,000 km long. According to Fullbrook, the livelihoods of over sixty million people depend on the ecology of the free-flowing river. But current dam construction along the Mekong has the potential to seriously upset the ecological balance of the Mekong and in turn, displace millions and negatively affect food security. One theme of the passage is that further analysis of the consequences of these projects is needed. As I will discuss in more detail below, this concern seems like a legitimate one. It is true that energy security is an important in Southeast Asia and damming the Mekong allows for a diversification of energy supplies. Dams also make money from the clean...
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...A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice Organized anarchies are organizations characterized by problematic preferences, unclear technology, and fluid participation. These are organizations-or decision situations-characterized by three general properties. 1) Problematic preferences: In the organization it is difficult to impute a set of preferences to the decision situation that satisfies the standard consistency requirements for a theory of choice. The organization operates on the basis of a variety of inconsistent and ill-defined references. It discovers preferences through action more than it acts on the basis of preferences. 2) Unclear Technology: Although the organization manages to survive and even produce, its own processes are not understood by its members. It operates on the basis of simple trial-and-error procedures, the residue of learning from the accidents of past experience, and pragmatic inventions of necessity. 3) Fluid Participation: Participants vary in the amount of time and effort they devote to different domains; involvement varies from one time to another. As a result, the boundaries of the organization are uncertain and changing; the audiences and decision makers for any particular kind of choice change capriciously. They are particularly conspicuous in public, educational, and illegitimate organizations. To build on current behavioural theories of organizations in order to accommodate the concept of organized anarchy, two major...
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