formations in the earth. It is a dark, sticky liquid which, scientifically speaking, is classified as a hydrocarbon. This means, it is a compound containing carbon and hydrogen, with or without non-metallic elements such as oxygen and sulfur. Crude oil is highly flammable and can be burned to create energy. Derivatives from crude oil make an excellent fuel. Uses Different types of oil that are obtained from crude oil are as mentioned below: 1. Ethane and other short-chain alkanes 2.
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Fossil fuel costs are soaring. Natural Resources are being consumed at an alarming rate (EPA, Watersense). Last summer the State of Georgia almost ran out of drinking water. Here in Chicago most suburbs are on an odd-even watering program all summer. Global warming has become a concern for most people in the world. Landfills are filling up quickly. Environmental concerns are plaguing the planet. Until new energy resources are found and implemented there is only one answer, Green building. What is
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or remanufacturing. They are usually non-toxic, energy efficient, and durable. However, green is a relative term and depends on the individual situation. 2. DEFINITION: Green or Environmental Marketing consists of all activities designed to generate and facilitate any exchanges intended to satisfy human needs or wants, such that the satisfaction of these needs and wants occurs, with minimal detrimental impact on the natural environment Conventional marketing involves selling products that
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• The creation of new markets is an important engine of economic and cultural change. But new markets do not emerge naturally; rather, they often arise from collective projects that mobilize the necessary economic, cultural, and socio-political resources (Fligstein, 1996; Swedberg, 2005). A growing body of research suggests that social movements can play a central role in fueling such projects (Carroll and Swaminathan, 2000; Rao, Morrill, and Zald, 2000; Schneiberg, 2002; Lounsbury, Ventresca, and
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casecase 4 4 patagonia patagonia First ascents: finding thethe way First ascents: finding way toward quality of life life and work toward quality of and work > .> 1. The lie of the land Patagonia’s brand awareness and reputation are distinctly out of proportion to its size. Nestled in a quiet street just yards from the ocean in Ventura, California, Patagonia has for over two and a half decades been renowned for supplying highquality outdoor clothing and equipment to discriminating enthusiasts
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The subject of the Harvard Business Review (Haanaes, K., D. Michael, J. Jurgens, S. Rangan. 2013. Making sustainability profitable. Harvard Business Review. Vol. 91, Issue 3, Page 110—114.) is the sustainability in emerging market businesses. The main aim of the article is to show how companies in emerging markets can gain advantages against big western companies in changing their methods to sustainable methods and how they can make sustainability profitable. The authors are analysing a research
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Mungbean | 3 rows with furrow | 2-3 | Okra | 30 cm. between hills | 2-3 | Radish | 20 cm. between hills | 2-3 | Table 1.2 Data on crops’ performance Crop | Number of crop products | Weight of crop products | | Marketable | Non-marketable | Marketable | Non-marketable | | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Weight | Percent | Weight | Percent | Kangkong | | | | | | | | | Mungbean | | | | | | | | | Okra | | | | | | | | | Radish | | | | | | | |
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Introduction: The term Green Marketing came into prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The American Marketing Association (AMA) held the first workshop on "Ecological Marketing" in 1975. The proceedings of this workshop resulted in one of the first books on green marketing entitled "Ecological Marketing". Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Thus green marketing incorporates a broad range of activities, including product modification
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chains were witnessed in the two decades of 1980's and 1990's. In 1983 Sam's Club was established and was ranked in the top retail chains by the Forbes, a magazine. In 1989, the first Super centre of Wal-Mart was inaugurated. Later it became a conventional shop in several countries all over the world. In the early 1900's Wal-Mart operated over 1400 stores and 123 Sam's Clubs which earned revenue of over $26
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