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The concept of Oil Fracking was first tapped into by Col. Edward Roberts, a civil war veteran. During the battle of Fredericksburg VA he drew the concept from exploding artillery into a narrow canal obstructing the battlefield (Manfreda J.). In 1866, Robert patented the “Exploding Torpedo”. A long rod shaped self- propelled underwater missile was packed into an iron case with 15-20 pounds of powder (Manfreda J.). Underground the case was placed right above the oil reserve, the wire on land was…

has on the environment can either make or break the entire project. If the effects are negative, then it is likely the project will not reach it’s next stage. However, technology is a brilliant thing. Many people in todays society do not look past cell phones or the internet, and therefore do not realize that technology can actually help the environment. Fortunately, engineers have created many innovations that can alter how things are done, and in turn improve the quality of…

pollution, create a renewable and abundant source of energy, and all at a small cost. The first and most common alternate source of energy is solar power. Solar power has been used since the beginning of time, by plants that is, but we are just now leaning to use it. It works by harnessing the energy from sun light. This is the most direct…

this, the earth is hit by 100,000 trillion watts of solar energy daily; this represents around 6000 times the daily average energy consumed by humans (Hans 67). Yet, it has been argued that it is significantly expensive to venture into solar energy due to high capital cost in investment on solar energy tapping equipment, the benefits clearly overshadow the cost. Because there are no toxic emissions or waste involved in the harnessing of solar energy, it can be considered among one of the…

in June of 2013, NASA launched the IRIS solar observatory. IRIS, short for Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, was launched to use imaging spectrography on the Sun. NASA’s goal was to determine “how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as it travels through a little-understood region in the sun 's lower atmosphere. This interface region between the Sun 's photosphere and corona powers its dynamic million-degree atmosphere and drives the solar wind.” (IRIS mission overview) This…

the major concerns of opponents to solar power, the lack of power production at night or in cloudy weather (“Solar Energy”). This distinct disadvantage poses a major challenge to solar power, especially due to the lack of efficient power storage. As time continues on and technology advances, the viability of storing this power overnight and through cloudy weather will increase, but currently it is a major downfall of solar power. Additionally, the cost of solar power on a grand scale is believed…

wonder if life will evolve and become more complex than just single cell organisms, or if there will be any form of intelligent life, I have so many questions that only time will tell the answer to! Will they last millions of years? Billions of years? I’ll just have to wait and see… Although one planet was extremely fortunate, I cannot say the same for one of my other planets. An asteroid came and nearly obliterated a planet in my solar system. This saddens me greatly because this planet had an…

It is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. The Sun makes up 99.98% of the mass in the Solar System. The Sun is also made up of multiple of layers like Earth. The inner layers consist of the Core, Radiation Zone and the Convection Zone. The Core is 150 times more dense than water and is measured to be around 15 million degrees celsius. This…

Miral Heights Alternative Subdivision General Information New name: Crakatoa General: approx. 151,000 m2 (37 acres) Location: 49°6’21.82 N 117°41’2.76 W. Elevation: 521m. BEC zone: ICHxm (hot and dry). Site Characteristics: One ephemeral creek and one year-round creek (headwater at 1260ft) Randall Creek. Site is 1.6km from highway 3 and 443m from landfill. Minimal shade, direct south facing properties in shallow bowl with some sheltered areas. Varied terrain for livestock purposes and flat…

scientist from nasa have been researching and found that moons(titan) from our own solar system could sustain life. Some conspiracy theories are that people think that NASA has been doing secret experiments having to do with alien bodies, that we’ve had help from them before, and even that aliens control the government. NASA has been engineering…