reduces raw material to its component parts in order to come up with one or more marketable products (Boone & Kurtz, 2010). Petroleum refining breaks down crude oil into a number of profitable products that includes gasoline, heating oil, and aviation fuel. Marathon delivers more than 111 million gallons of crude oil and petroleum products each day through its pipelines. The company already uses high-speed computers, continuously evolving technology and satellite communications allow the company to
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competition between land use for biofuels versus food crop production. Growing concerns regarding climate change as well as increasing energy demands has resulted in a worldwide interest in alternative energy sources. One of the primary energy sources in focus is biofuels. Biofuels are renewable fuels predominantly derived from biological feedstock’s otherwise used for food crop production. This raises concerns because the competition between land use for biofuel production versus food crop production
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maintains world peace. Nuclear power provides cheap and clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology far outweigh the disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer. It is a common knowledge that there is a need for alternative sources of energy due to external factors. Tat is why the use of nuclear technology has become a very debated topic in recent years. Some people argue that nuclear power does more good than harm. I cannot completely agree with this point of view because
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fossil fuels are clear: fossil fuels (oil and gas) are non-renewable and dwindling sources of energy. Pollution and emissions from fossil fuels contribute significantly to climate change (The 63rd Annual Lindau Meeting). Big oil companies cause huge oil spills in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. International conflicts are caused and wars are fought over reliance on foreign oil. Something has to change. Biodiesel, which is diesel fuel made from vegetable oil or animal fat. It is a renewable source of energy
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of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. It’s been constantly rising over the past 100 years because of major contributions which include: greenhouse gases (especially CO2) being emitted, industrialization, burning of fossil fuels, and the increase in population. Global warming was first discovered in 1896 by a Swedish scientist named Svante Arrhenius who proposed an idea that there is a relation between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature. He later then
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JGE236 MDG Assigment By: Saarangan Yogarasa, Nick Priore and Sarah Jeong Introduction: The planet that is home to all known life in the universe has been facing hardships since its formation almost five billion years ago. However, the rapid evolution and advancement of the human race has put the Earth through its greatest challenge yet. The last few centuries saw the Earth undergo massive irreversible damage at the hands of the human race. Although previous attempts were made at dealing with
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itself into every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. It also has in its holdings major renewable energy activities, including bio-fuels, hydrogen, solar and wind power. Shell takes pride in being a leading innovator in the oil industry. Political Analysis At $1.8 trillion dollars a year, oil is the most traded commodity and the demand over the past year is rising. As discussion
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The study helped to find out a better alternative of the existing solution of the waste management of Academic Institutional Solid Waste in the Khulna city. W.A. Dowie et al (1998) studied the institutional solid waste environmental management system (SW-EMS) developed and implemented at the
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Technologies for Sustainable Development, Afgan & Carvalho, 2004). This chapter attempts to look at the various sources of renewable energy and how they can be applied in the shipping industry. The renewable energy resources are available across the globe. Unlike traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuel which is located in specific and limited areas, renewable energy sources can be found in most parts of the world. It is believed that with the rapid development of renewable energy coupled
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