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    Help! Our Planet is in Danger “Beyond Petroleum” was once the slogan of the big oil giant BP, before the company decided to pull the plug on its decades of R&D work on alternative energy. The organization had promised to spend a major portion of its investments on its energy efficiency and renewable energy research programs, but later, the company defaulted much of its capital on various ways to extract fossil fuels. When big oil companies like BP, Exxon Mobil and Chevron put their financial…

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    What exactly was the Cold War? The Cold War was basically a war between the United States and the Soviet Union which never became “hot”. It was based upon ideological differences, the United States’ capitalism versus the Soviet Union’s communism. It was a competition to see who was better. After World War II the Cold War began. George Kennan, known as the “Father of Containment”, said that the Soviet Union was impervious to logic of reason, but only sensitive to logic of force. He said…

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    Jared Diamond Theory

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    focusing on perhaps a more key factor such as political factors within states. Furthermore, Diamond seems to disregard the facts that people often help shape their environment, he bases his argument on the assumption that all societies seek wealth and power. His obsession with focusing on geographical factors leads him to overlook these very factors. In addition, he is criticized for adapting his theory on other historian’s previous work without necessarily crediting them. This leads to making…

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    The markings begin to deploy technologies that had saved years in the chamber to deal with a situation certainly predictable. The current situation makes it clear that the power from traction batteries has imposed on other solutions such as gas, panels solar or biomass fuels. The reason? This is probably the least solution will change the concept car as we understand it today. "With the speed at which technology advances on…

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    Congo Environment

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a land of resources that many have taken advantage of. Because of its remote location and foreign mining companies the people of the congo are very poor. The vast resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have major impacts on global societies all around the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo or simply called Congo is located in south central Africa between Tanzania and Gabon. The Congo is made up of a variety of different landscapes…

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    As a proud democratic country it is hard for Americans to look at another regime type and think of it as having positive qualities. This is especially true regarding an authoritarian regime. Easily associated with Russia and thus the Cold War, seeing any good come from our once enemies regime is difficult. However just because proud Americans cannot see something does not mean it does not exist; there are positive qualities to an authoritarian regime type, especially when limited to looking at…

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    emissions from burning fossils, gasoline and power plants gathers up the clouds which later fall as acid rain instead of natural rain. It is harmful to people for it lead to many problems like skin burn and even cancer. What’s happening on our planet is all because of us. We are also part of global warming. We are suffering due to our activities. We abused it by doing some chemicals. Causes of global warming 1. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants • Because we are…

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    Geothermal Energy Cons

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    research paper will cover topics such as: what are the different types of Alternative/Renewable energy? What are the pros and cons of the different types of Alternative energy? Is it a long term solution? Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar power, and Wind power are some of the more common types of Alternative energy, but there are many other new ideas. Like using chocolate to make biodiesel, utilizing heavy oil, burning sawdust from mills, collecting methane produced as the waste product of…

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    Ap Euro Chapter 13 Outline

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    1. “Sick man of Europe” is a term used to describe the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century. The Ottoman Empire went from the most powerful state to a state that had weakened and were losing provinces. Due to all the loss the Ottoman Empire encountered the Turks began to assert themselves and the set out to overthrow Abdul Hamid. 2. Lusitania was the name of a British ocean liner. It was attacked by the German submarines during their blockade of 1915. This attack on Lusitania…

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    be. The bottom line is that whether it is caused by humans or not it is still important to do something about it. The best ways to solve this crisis are to find better more renewable fuel sources such as water, wind and solar power. Significantly reduce the amount of coal and other greenhouse gases. Finally, have the government offer incentives for using clean energy. In conclusion, global warming is a real threat that needs to be taken seriously, and if people do not seriously change their…

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