YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Energy At The Crossroads by Vaclav Smil
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of coal, gas, renewable energy sources and nuclear power. By contrast, however, one who is aware of the damaging impact these res...
send oil prices soaring to unprecedented levels" (Leeb and Strathy, 2006, p. 19). The end results may well be the end of civiliza...
From this it is possible to see China will not be alone with increasing energy needs, but the pace of that...
more due in 2012 (ConEdison, 2012). This information was found out by looking at the firms web site and reading their annual repor...
The writer looks at the performance gap in the context of energy usage and sustainability. The gap between the design and expected...
The writer looks at the concept and problems associated with energy security. The influences including but not limited potential d...
In order to consider this difficulty the first stage is to consider the concept of project finance. Project finance is a structure...
than non-renewable energy. Renewable energy sources can take a variety of forms but ethanol, alcohol produced from plants is one ...
In five pages this paper considers the GNC energy supplement product Energy Fuel® in terms of its marketing as a fitness packa...
In ten pages the necessity for making the transition to an energy source that is sustainable is considered in this overview....
involves the fact that energy contained in one place will ultimately disperse outward. As one author notes, "Energy spontaneously ...
the fact that a "tax credit reduces tax dollar-for-dollar," while a deduction "only removes a percentage of the tax that is owed" ...
with the state Capitol in order to "protect schools from shocks generated by Californias energy crisis" (Anonymous #2 PG). The ve...
In eight pages this paper discusses Emerson's poetry not for its original thinking but for the philosophical crossroads his works ...
In five pages this paper discusses the revolutionary Eduard Dune and Vaclav Havel in an examination of the revolution concept and ...
In five pages this paper presents a comparison of politics and social control as conceptualized by Nelson Mandela in The Long Walk...
In seven pages this paper discusses Czechoslovakian artistic repression as portrayed by Vaclav Havel in his play The Protest. Six...
has been declining, the level was only 50% of the budget in Framework Programme I that took place between 1984-7, which amounted t...
In five pages the shortage of energy in California is evaluated in terms of whether or not it is a crisis or simply a challenge to...
and space heating are fed from geothermal sources (137). The California Geysers project is the worlds largest geothermal electric...
system that provides the power is modular in structure to allow for various size restrictions and is easily adaptable to fit chang...
In twenty pages this report discusses the problems associated with fossil fuels an argues that solar energy is a far more advantag...
This paper examines how a nation can improve its energy efficiency through automobile usage reduction and the uses of alternative ...
per cent below 1990 levels" (Environment Canada, 2002). The Kyoto Protocol was really in a state of limbo until October 22, 2004...
for Dominion Virginia Powers profit," published in the Daily Press on September 7, 2003, it is noted that deregulation of the indu...
range (Passive). The "building envelope" is a term that is used to denote how the roof, walls, windows, floors and internal walls ...
could equal out. More importantly, though, the use of this type of equipment would have a marked impact on the overall dependence...
disruptions. If the flow of energy products into the United States is disrupted, it threatens the countrys economic and energy se...
United States is embroiled in another Middle East conflict. The average consumer usually finds out about the problems with oil whe...
to fossil fuels, yet many people consider fossil fuels a non-renewable resource. Although things die and become a part of the reso...