(2)Coal has been the main energy source for America, but has several weaknesses. For example, coal has a high emission of greenhouse gases. These gases contributes to global warming and regional air quality. Coal burning is not environmentally safe. (3)Fracking has brought natural gases as a source of energy, and natural gases are not as destructive as coal. Natural gas is a viable alternative to coal. (4)“…natural gas produces only somewhere between…
One of the most important issues today for the left is climate change, rampant disregard for the environment will leave the world in shambles. There are a few current issues for the environment as well, like whether to allow fracking and the keystone pipeline. While most Republicans still deny it is a thing the Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, have both put forth their own plans to combat its effects. Hillary’s plan mainly involves solar power plants providing energy,…
replace our traditional fossil energy sources alone. The solution may be found by combining these alternate sources into a collage that together can pave the way to a fossil-fuel free world. One source of sustainability energy is found deep beneath the earth’s surface. Although it would seem that a large portion of the world has limited access to this treasure it’s worth a discussion about the benefits of geothermal technology. According to Biello, geothermal produces less than one percent…
Combustible energy- Combustible energy is a natural form of energy that has been formed and is continuing to be made over millions of years from organic matter. These are generally in the form of fossil fuels and come in 5 main forms: Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, LPG (liquified petroleum gas and crude oil. The method that is used to extract usable energy from combustible energy is by putting it through a fossil fuel power station. In these power plants, fuels are burnt to produce steam which…
Electrical trains transport systems are the most widely used forms of transport especially in major cities all over the world (Mraz, 2011). They are more efficient and enable transportation of a big number of passengers at once. This research focuses on electric trains that use the 25Kv AC railway electrification system. The current state-of-the-art electric train systems High-speed (HS) train technology is the current state-of-the-art in electric train transport systems. High-speed trains are…
Revolution will lead humanity on for many year ahead, lies in the hands of the people and the decisions they make. They need to focus more on empowering their lives, instead of relying too much on technology. Learning when to disconnect from the online world and appreciate the natural course of life will help to enhance their…
1. Introduction Mining is the extraction of minerals from the earth surface that are of economic value, extraction is done by people and machines. While mechanisation is expensive and reliable it also has limitation. Employment of men only in the mining industry was seen as an inequality which led to women taking part in the mining industry. Although historical analysis had the perception that women are not fit enough to go underground and laws were passed on to support the exclusion of women…
Since the invention of modern technologies, oil is one of the most important source in this world. This is due to its variety kind of usage that will not only contribute to people but also towards any country that uses this source. For now, fossil fuel is widely being used as the primary oil in a lot of sectors such as transportation, production and manufacturing. As for that, we can conclude that fossil fuel is very important towards enhancing the growth of economy but with all of the…
found out that the hydrogen economy shows that the high energy losses definitely is caused by laws of physics which means that the hydrogen economy would never make sense. We all know that hydrogen is non-toxic, burns to water, is abundant in the world. However the problem is not in Hydrogen, its the production of hydrogen depends on the water and energy. The water is recycled but the energy is rare and may become political issues, which oil and natural gas are. In addition, the fossil fuel…
separated into two distinct groups which are serpentine asbestos and amphibole asbestos. (The Asbestos Institute 1998). Serpentine asbestos consists of a layered structure characterized by the chrysolite crystal, chrysolite is commonly known as white asbestos (Hart 1988). A study conducted by The Asbestos Institute (1998) concluded that serpentine asbestos constitutes for approximately 98% of world consumption. Its incredible strength in tension and resistance to heat has made it a desirable…