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    Biofuels Alternative

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    crude oil are non-renewable resources. They take so long to form that they cannot be replaced once they have all been used up. This means that these fossil fuels are likely to become more expensive as they begin to run out. Petrol‚ diesel and other fuels produced from crude oil make a range of harmful substances when they are burned‚ including: carbon dioxide carbon monoxide water vapour particulates (solid particles) sulfur dioxide oxides of nitrogen or NOx. Biodiesel Biodiesel is made from rapeseed

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    Palm Oil and Oil Palm

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    SHOULD I JUMP INTO THE BANDWAGON? THE CASE OF FGVH IPO Ruzita Abdul Rahim Mohd Hasimi Yaacob MONEY FALLS FROM THE SKY It was a fine Friday afternoon on June 8‚ 2012 but Afiq Firash was still startled by the 18th birthday gift that he received from his mother last night. It was a saving account book of Tabung Haji showing a balance of RM25‚000 and a brief note “Happy birthday sweetheart. Treat the money well and it might even pay for your degree” written on the birthday card. To Afiq Firash

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    Gas and Oil

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    Oil and gas conservation means their better and more efficient use with regard to economic‚ social or environment costs and benefits resulting minimization of wastage and protection of environment. A very high priority is attached by the government to conservation of petroleum products in view of the need to reduce increasing gap between demand for and supply of oil and petroleum products. Government has initiated various steps to promote conservation of petroleum products in the different sectors

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    Lloyd 1 Alternative Energy Sources Energy is all around us. Almost everything that you can see or touch is energy or took energy to make. Even our bodies are made up and made from energy and we can also produce energy but it takes energy to do so. So when you think of it in that way how can anyone say that the United States and even the world may be entering an energy crisis? We are though and some parts of the world already have. Even though it maybe true that some sources of nonrenewable

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    Alternative proposal

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    are fully owned and 19.8% of dwellings are being purchased. Two main economic drivers based on our development team opinion dominate Melbourne and the City of Stonington. They consist of influx of foreign wealth‚ especially international students and youngster from inter-state Australia coming to Melbourne. The huge increase of population that Melbourne is going to face in the future is a good sign for developers. The other factor that our team think that it will affect the development is the new look

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    Oil Ethics Oil Ethics Table of Contents Abstract 3  Introduction 4  1  Key Facts about the Canadian Oil Sands 5  2  Extraction Process 7  2.1  Mining ........................................................................................................................................ 7  2.2  In-Situ Recovery ......................................................................................................................... 8  2.3  Economic

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    FURTHER USES OF PETROLEUM Gasoline fuels our cars and natural gas heats our homes‚ but have you ever wondered what life would be like without the countless products derived from natural gas and oil? In our modern world‚ we have come to enjoy and expect a certain quality of life that is sustained by everyday things made from these natural resources. Think about a typical weekday. You brush your teeth‚ shower‚ put on makeup or shave before heading off to work. Without petroleum-based products‚

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    expect to see a vast change in the way that mankind harnesses energy. Alternative fuels will play a colossal role in what has become one of our generation’s largest challenges‚ limited supplies of fossil fuels. Scientists have been working for years to develop alternative methods to power the globe given that materials such as coal and oil are not renewable resources. Once they are used up‚ they are gone forever. New forms of energy have to be developed but what other sources are there and where

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    Alternatives to Incarceration….Drug Courts There is no doubt that the United States suffers from an increase in crime and more people than ever being incarcerated. The numbers are currently overwhelming. “A nonpartisan organization called The Pew Center on the States‚ released a study February 2008 that found the U.S. imprisoned both more people and a larger percentage of its adult population than any other country. According to the study‚ by The Pew Center 2.32 million people were currently

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    Alternative Refrigerant

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    chemicals. When DKK Scharfenstein announced their intention to mass produce "Greenfreeze"‚ Greenpeace successfully campaigned to gather tens of thousands of pre-orders for the yet-to-be-produced new refrigerator from environmentally conscious consumers in Germany. This overwhelming support from the public secured the capital investment needed for the new ’Greenfreeze’ product‚ and at the same time‚ salvaged the company and saved the jobs of its workers. The major household appliance manufacturers‚

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