Natural World

engineering program, it is time that I begin to consider how I will use my personal interests and my educational opportunities to develop a path that will lead me to an enjoyable and successful career. Based upon my interest in the natural world, my skills in mathematics and the natural sciences, and my creativity, I believe that I am suited to apply my abilities to create a career for myself in the field of environmental engineering. PERSONAL EVIDENCE Before one decides to pursue a career in…

“Fracking”, or Hydraulic Fracturing is a fossil fuel extraction technology used on shale rocks. Oil or natural gas conglomerates will drill a well hole deep into the earth. Upon reaching the desired depth for resource extraction, the company will then alter the drill’s direction sideways by 90 degrees and proceed to drill horizontally. This sideways pipe includes holes that allow the company to pump water and chemicals, under high pressure, into the hole. This high pressure causes the resource…

favouring characteristics that favour survival is not an active thought, but one that occurs naturally within the subconcious (bennet). This act of favouring is better known in the whrelm of biology as natural selection. By definition, natural selection is the…

Northern Michigan, the Midwest, the United States, and the rest of the world. Our world relies heavily on fossil fuels to power our everyday actions. Driving, cooking, heating homes. Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing. A revolutionary advancement in the collection of natural gas. The best part about it, America is sitting on top of biggest untapped pockets of it in the world. Potentially giving America a new seat of power on the world stage. Although the process is new and untested, is it worth…

Introduction OAO Gazprom is one of the largest companies in the world and is the largest extractor of natural gas. Gazprom is based in Russia in 1989 when the Soviet Ministry of Gas Industry converted into a corporation. Gazprom is a global energy company and majors in lines such as geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, and many others. Gazprom also holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves where they hold 14 and 74 percent of the global…

For many of us, conflict over natural resources is not a part of everyday life. But in many places around the world, access to natural resources cannot be taken for granted. Conflict over natural resources is often part of a larger struggle over political, social, and economic power. The control over water, land, and oil has economically and socially changed the world. They have been used to secure power because of how important they are to society. The consequences for wrongly abusing these…

that I believe deserves an answer. A second criticism of God is based on natural evil, rather than moral evil. The definition of natural evil here is the existence of natural disasters, disease, and pain throughout the world. People claim that the universe should not contain these natural evils, and that they are indicators that the world is not perfect. Their question is “If God is perfect, why did he not create a perfect world”? Again, this is a valid argument that deserves an appropriate…

It is hard to imagine a world where evil did not exist. It seems to be that evil is always part of our daily activities, whether it be big or small. I always knew that evil was part of life but I never really understood the reasoning behind it. Till this day suffering and evil was never something that I questioned or wondered why it existed in a world that was created by God himself. I always found myself questioning the existents of God when things were going bad. I would questions his…

can be used in many ways to help us get work done and be more productive with our environment. Solar energy has many benefits for example less usage of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. Solar energy is about as natural a source of power as it is possible to create electricity. The…

process used to obtain natural gas from shale rock formations. This type of drilling is used with another type called “horizontal drilling” (The Pennsylvania Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking). A common question that arises is “Why is fracking being done?” The answer is simple and a quote by Jeremy Grantham perfectly explains this question. The quote is “The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate…” Natural gas is a nonrenewable resource so the world has to get…