The two policies that are mostly used to reduce pollution are the taxation of the pollution producers (Pigovian tax) and standards-change approaches. The Pigovian taxes are usually generally levied as an excise tax‚ which will raise the price of the goods produced. This causes the company to produce less which in turn lowers pollution. The standards-charge approach is to tax the pollution directly. The government determines the level of pollution that it thinks is appropriate‚ and then will charge
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Question 3 A nuclear power plant (NPP) make used of its nuclear power to generate electricity. The expression “nuclear power” is defined as a controlled release of energy by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions (Nuclear Power‚ 2004‚ p. 2809). The world’s first exposure to nuclear power came with the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by the army of the United State of America (Nuclear Power‚ 2004‚ p. 2809). At that time‚ scientists believed
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KOODANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station currently under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Project investment cost to India was estimated to be US$ 3.5 billion in a 2001 agreement. History An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 20‚ 1988 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The project remained in limbo for 10 years due
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1. What is Local Government - “Municipal Government” is form of public administration which in a majority of context‚ exists as the lower ties of administration within a given state. It is generally ac within powers delegated to them by legislation or directives of the higher level of government. Local Government as Political Subdivision Are the local governments created by the states to help fulfill their obligations? Political subdivisions include countries‚ cities‚ towns‚ villages. A municipality
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Nuclear Power Plants and Safety Since the humans use energy sources such as wood‚ coal‚ and oil to produce electricity‚ people want to use better energy sources to produce electricity more. By the mid twentieth century‚ scientists found the method of making incredible energy by using uranium as nuclear fission. Today there are about 400 nuclear power plants around the world and more than 100 nuclear power plants in United States (Howstuffworks). In addition‚ nuclear reactors produced a lot of
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Built in 1923 as a coal-powered operation‚ the High Bridge plant‚ along with Riverside in Minneapolis‚ once formed the hub of Northern States Power Company‚ a predecessor to Xcel Energy. The original plant was replaced with a new natural gas fired generating facility starting in 2005 as part of Xcel Energy’s Metro Emission Reduction Project. The coal-fired plant was retired in 2007 and the new facility came on line in May 2008. (High Bridge Generating Station) One interesting feature about the
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY Detailed Analysis of Power Plant Equipments (Power Sector) PROJECT REPORT Submitted By KAMALAKKANNAN G Section – B ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The successful completion of any task would be incomplete without mentioning the names of the persons who helped to make it possible. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude in a few words to all those who helped me in the completion of this project. I convey my sincere
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What practical measures could an organisation adopt to reduce staff turnover? Labour turnover refers to the ratio of the number of employees that leave a company through resignation‚ attrition or dismissal during a period‚ to the number of employees on payroll during the same period. The term is associated with employee retention‚ which refers to the practices and policies that companies adopt to prevent employees from leaving their jobs. High labour turnover causes problems for businesses. It
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Financial Institutions If the Federal Reserve wanted to reduce the amount of liquidity in the Banking system‚ how would they accomplish this via open market operations? The Federal Reserve uses three methods to influence the money supply in the United States. Their tools are: open market operations‚ discount lending and the reserve requirement but open market operations are the most essential to the control of the monetary policy. An open market purchase increases not only the monetary base
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Presidency Research Paper Foreign Policy: Evaluating Nixon’s and Eisenhower’s’ Use of Power Both President Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon were presidents during the cold war. Their uses of presidential power within foreign policy greatly shaped the United State’s strategies in cold war politics. Comparing their actions as Chief Diplomat‚ Chief Legislator‚ Chief Executive and Commander in Chief shows how they have used both their formal and informal powers to lead the nation. President Eisenhower
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