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migrate to the surface or into freshwater aquifers” (Johnston, J, et. al, 2016). In the Birds Nest aquifer, the concern according to the UGS Special Study 147 (2013) are the gilsonite veins which can be inches in size to feet in size, fractures of the shale rock in the area, and the possibility of earthquakes due to underground…

The two key attributes of atomic parting critical for the down to earth arrival of atomic vitality are both apparent in the second comparison above. In the first place, the vitality per parting is huge. In commonsense units, the splitting of 1 kg (2.2 lb) of uranium-235 discharges 18.7 million kwh as warmth. Second, the splitting procedure started by the retention of one neutron in uranium-235 discharges around 2.5 neutrons, on the normal, from the split cores. The neutrons discharged in this…

The Keystone XL pipeline is consisting of 1,179-mile-long pipeline to transport up to 800,000 roughly of barrels per day of oil crude from Alberta, Canada and the Bakken Shale on Montana. This pipeline would cross the U.S border near Morgan, Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, where it would be connected to existing pipeline facilities near Steel City, Nebraska for onward delivery to Cussing, Oklahoma and the Texas Gulf Coast region. The Canadian company TransCanada initially proposed the…

Oil Dependency Oil is a big part of the U.S economy without oil or world wouldn’t be running sufficiently, but how bad does oil and what we use it for damage our environment that we live in. In the past years since the importing of oil was banned and the oil prices dropped drastically, unemployment rate has raised significantly with big oil field corporations claiming bankruptcy and firing workers by the hundreds. When Obama first came to office he didn’t want us importing oil from foreign…

Daniel DiMarcella Dr. Margaret Bryans BIT 120 December 6th 2016 Biofuels: Are they the Future? Everything humans need come from our planet whether it is food, water, metals or fuels. It has been determined that if we use up any one of these resources then we will be without forever. Fossil fuels, coal, oil, and natural gas are non-renewable resources. Formed from plant and animals that lived up to 300 million years ago, fossil fuels are found in deposits deep beneath the earth. The fuels are…

such as fishing and boating. Many of America’s greatest rivers are under threat from natural gas development. They include the Upper Delaware, Susquehanna, Monongahela, and Hoback Rivers. A PNAS study found that drinking wells near the Marcellus Shale contained 17 times as much methane as those half a mile away. Part of the problem is that natural gas development enjoys exemptions from keystone environmental laws, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Earthquakes on the…

The United states has one of the largest demand for energy in all forms. One common way to get the energy we need is through hydraulic fracking, but it has become more controversial as we know more about it. This paper will discuss what Hydraulic fracking is, what has been the recent controversy around it, and finally what effects the injection of wastewater has on the ground water and seismic geology of the region. Generally speaking, hydraulic fracking is the process of drilling a hole and…

The McKinsey 7-S model The McKinsey 7-S model uses seven interdependent factors which can be categorized as Hard or Soft. Hard Soft Strategy Structure Systems Shared Values Skills Style Staff • Strategy: A plan designed to maintain and continually improve advantage over the competition • Structure: how a business is structured and knowing who reports to who • Shared Values: These can be seen in the general work ethic and the corporate culture of the company. • Style: The type of…

Geologically, we can divide the outer core of the earth into two parts which are lithosphere and asthenosphere. Lithospheric shell contains a number of major breaks which can be referred as plate boundaries. Lithosphere sits on Asthenosphere, which is the portion of the mantle, causing the plates to move around as its solid and ductile properties. When we think about the movements of plate tectonics, we generally come up with the idea of dramatic natural disasters which destroy and derive…

History, Hazards and Benefits of LPG. CNG and Gas Alternative energy such as CNG and LNG is an exciting alternative fuel that will enable society to produce a cleaner, safer and inexpensive compared to our established fossil fuels that we use today (liquefied). The uses of these gases we enjoy today has a long history, and extremely perplexing to humankind. There are precautions that must be adhered to concerning storage, use of LPG and CNG. In addition, the risks of using LPG and CNG far out…