History of coal mining

around 2 pounds, and could fit into Coke can. Another pro to nuclear power is that it theoretically has “saved lives” compared to the number of deaths caused from other energy sources such as coal mining and transportation. It is also brought up that more people die of the flu each year than people have in the history of nuclear energy…

Research Letters found that 55,000 kilograms of methane are leaked into the atmosphere per hour in the Uinta Basin (Kille). Some researchers have argued that the release of methane into the atmosphere wipes out any of the benefits natural gas has over coal (Wihbey). In the Denver Basin, approximately seventy percent of volatile organic compound emissions are a result of condensate tanks according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Kille). Condensate tanks are used to…

From the time the Great lakes where discovered by Native American to the current day, the lakes have played a vital role in American history, from serving as transportation of humans and trade goods to the far reaches of war. They have helped transform the American people and the landscape both east and west of their location. The vessels used during the revolutionary war were constructed of many materials just like todays ships. Only difference is what was used. The vessels used during the…

Emergence and expansion of Railway The rapid expansion of Railways was the most important infrastructure development in India during the British Raj. Starting in 16 April 1853, when the first railway passenger train started its operations, Indian railway system expanded to become, the fourth largest in the world by 1910. The pioneer of railway expansion in India was Governor-General Lord Dalhousie who formulated the plan to build a network of trunk lines connecting the major regions of…

Current energy methods are destroying what we need to survive: the planet we live on and the air we breathe. Centuries of burning fossil fuels, mainly coal, oil, and other natural gases, has led to massive increases of a greenhouse gas called carbon dioxide. The number one reason that carbon dioxide is being released is for the generation of electricity through the burning of fossil fuels. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need to change the source of our energy. An alternate form…

According to our textbook, only seven third parties candidates in all of American history have carried even a single state in a presidential election. Ross Perot’s run as the reform Party Candidate for president in 1996, when he won just over 8 million votes. (Hershey, 2015) According to The New York Times, Ross Perot, a Texas billionaire…

Imagine that you have just become the ruler of a small country, a country so small that it only has a total population of four people, yourself inclusive. In this country your main concern is feeding all of your citizens. Everyone requires 3 meals a day and it is your job to provide them with the resources they need in order to get those meals. The resources for one meal costs three dollars a piece, but you are told that for twice as much the provider will cut the cost down by 10 percent for…

Is Nuclear Energy safer to use than Coal Energy? Human beings use energy almost every day, everywhere, and at every time. This counts as one of the biggest necessities of life; we use to power our homes, towns, and cities. In order to create energy, a substance needs to be used to start the generation of energy, some of these resources include coal, water, etc. But one of the most overlooked energy producers tops the charts in safety and consistency is nuclear energy. When many humans hear…

Native Americans have endured a long history of environmental racism; beginning with the destruction of native ecosystems in the late 15th century through the Spanish introduction of non-native plants and animals, the indigenous population of the US has not been unfamiliar with disproportionate levels of pollution, land degradation and resource extraction on their lands. This form of racism has been exemplified in the Black Mesa area, home to both Navajo and Hopi tribes, in which the natural…

industries however merged with or bought out their competitors to produce large new corporations (the merging of industries was known as cartels). Although this was a trend in the early days, it has still remained a main current of western economic history since. Competition and entrepreneurship still play key innovative roles, but big businesses control massive swathes of economic activity today (Acemoglu & Robinson,…