Alleviate the Resource Curse? A Reassessment of Existing OLS Cross Country Evidence Malebogo Bakwena* Abstract The paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of resources on growth is conditional on the quality of institutions, by further building on Mehlum, Moene, and Torvik’s (2006b) influential work. Advances are made by re-testing the hypothesis, using: (a) a dataset of up to 53 countries over the period 1984-2003; and (b) a resource abundance indicator that focuses on non-renewable resources alone
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as one that has a large impact on the natural environment, especially when compared to industries such as oil, gas, and consumer product manufacturing industries. However, hotels contribute to negative environmental impacts through energy and water usage, importing non-durable goods, as well as emitting a large amount of carbon dioxide. Hotel water consumption for laundry, showers, toilets, dishwashers, swimming pools, spas, golf course irrigation, as well as for other amenities, can consume up to
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environmental security, illegal migration, energy security and human
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is recycling? Recycling is a process using materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce
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FACULTY OF HEALTH, SPORT & SCIENCE Assessment Cover Sheet and Feedback Form |Module Code: |Module Title: | Lecturer: | | |Hydrogen: Fuel Vector for the Future (2012-13) |Jon Maddy | |PH4S01 | |
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insight overview Alternative energy M. S. Dresselhaus* & I. L. Thomas *Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA †Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290, USA Fossil fuels currently supply most of the world’s energy needs, and however unacceptable their long-term consequences, the supplies are likely to remain adequate for the next few generations
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Rating Score | 9 | 4.3 | Green Mark Scheme Success thus far | 11 | 5.0 | Launch of Green Building Masterplan 2006 | 11 | 5.1 | Improvement of Green Building Masterplan 2009 | 12 | 5.2 | Revision to Green Building Masterplan 2014 | 13 | 6.0 | Non-Profit Organisations | 14 | 6.1 | Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) | 14 | 7.0 | Limitations of Green
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Experience with Promotion of Renewable Energy: Successes and Lessons Learned Parliamentarian Forum on Energy Legislation and Sustainable Development Cape Town, South Africa 5-7 October, 2005 Richard L. Ottinger[?] Abstract: Renewable energy is becoming economic in all markets as its rapid growth results in more competitive prices. It is particularly appropriate and increasingly being adopted for providing electric power services to rural areas in developing countries unlikely to be
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1.1 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR ENERGY Fig. 1.1(a) Block Diagram of Photovoltaic System Renewable energy is rapidly gaining importance as an energy resource as fossil fuel prices fluctuate. At the educational level, it is therefore critical for engineering and technology students to have an understanding and appreciation of the technologies associated with renewable energy. One of the most popular renewable energy sources is solar energy. Many researches were conducted
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economical progress is power. And this has been a major discuss in the country for a long time. A reliable and sustainable energy source is greatly desired to power the nation’s economy and this need cannot be overemphasized, due to the epileptic power supply to the national grid, it has become absolutely important to explore other cheap sources of power to meet our urban and rural energy need. This will in no small measure support our national grid and reduce rural-urban drift. The heavy dependence on
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