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Clean Coal TechnologiesCoal is the most abundant fossil fuel and also regarded, as the dirtiest not only is coal inherently impure by composition by the fact that it contains ash and sulfur; coal is also difficult to burn completely. Many techniques to combust coal have been developed since the late 1800's. "The first ...
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Coal Mining in Eastern KentuckyCoal Mining in Eastern Kentucky
Two years before Kentucky broke from Virginia to become a state, the first coal production was reported in the area around Beattyville, the present day seat of Lee County. Lee County yields rose steadily from 20 tons in 1790 until 1819 when production rose to ...
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Greenwashing Clean Coal's Dirty LaundryIn today’s social climate, corporations are feeling the pressure by the public to be “green”. No longer are environmental concerns only for the “left-wing pinko’s” or “the tree hugging hippies”, the social consciousness has moved the green debate into mainstream thought and behavior. To stay ...
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Anti-CoalThe increase in population from year to year results in an increase in the demand for affordable energy. This growing demand in turn places considerable stress on the finite resources that produce this affordable energy. There is a daunting amount of scientific evidence warning people about the ...
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The Coal Miners In France During The Second Empire{Continued Subservience to the Capitalist Hierarchy}
In this paper I will explain why revolt by the labor against capital
in Second Empire France failed. To explain the situation, I will use
Marx's theory of capital accumulation as he presents it in {Capital}. Also
import- ant in the theoretical ...
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Literature review on Worster and AndrewsAaron Hummel
04/25/2011
ENV HIS
2nd Lit Review
Worster and Andrews
This review will be covering two books that can be considered incredibly important when discussing modern environmental history. Killing for Coal by Thomas G. Andrews is a history of Colorado’s coal mines and focuses ...
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Appalacian Regional Commission & Poverty In AppalachiaTHE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
By Brent M. Pergram, Master of Arts in Sociology
I. INTRODUCTION
Appalachia, as defined in the legislation from which the Appalachian Region Commission derives its authority, is a 200,000 square mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains ...
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Nuclear PowerThere are more than four hundred nuclear power plants around the world, with more than one hundred in the United States. Nuclear power is the controlled use of nuclear reactions to create energy for propulsion, heat, and the generation of electricity. Today’s use of nuclear power is done by nuclear ...
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Industrial Revolution 3INDUSTRIAL STUDIES ASSIGNMENT NO 1
Development of Engineering since the Industrial Revolution
The Main Outcomes of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution had a huge impact on society. The major effects were socially and economically. It is rather difficult to date the start of the ...
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Acid Rain And Its OriginsDo you ever look outside on a rainy night and think to yourself why are we destroying our own habitat. Of course you don’t. You are more rapped up in the beauty of a calm and serene shower with the wind blowing and a gentle howl of the breeze trickling through the trees. Why would you think of ...
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How Did The Franco-german Alliance promote
the idea of the European Community
INTRODUCTION.
For hundreds of years, Europe has always been in internal turmoil. Maybe it's because of language barriers, religion, historical events, of differences in politics, the economy or even culture; no-one knows for sure. What we do know is ...
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An Economic Intrepration Of ThEconomics is a way of life: The Lottery is not
A lottery is something that many people would be very excited to win. Most people think of a huge cash reward for winning a lottery. The thought of millions of dollars being awarded just because they picked your name is very exciting. In most ...
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An Economic Intrepration Of ThEconomics is a way of life: The Lottery is not
A lottery is something that many people would be very excited to win. Most people think of a huge cash reward for winning a lottery. The thought of millions of dollars being awarded just because they picked your name is very exciting. In most ...
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Fossil FuelsFossil fuels or mineral fuels are fuels formed by natural resources such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years. These fuels contain high percentage of ...
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South AfricaIntroduction
Energy is defined as something that creates action. Energy has always
been a necessity, because everything requires it in one way or another to work.
Without energy, there could bo no electricity, no modern convieniences, or
industrialization. Unfortunatly, energy usually means that ...
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Mans Discovery Of Fossil Fuels Could Be His Downfall. DiscusThroughout the entire history of mankind, the technological advancements that civilisations have made have always been tied in with the development of energy sources. The first human energy technology was fire, along with human labour as the major energy source. This has bee supplemented by ...
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Environmental Justice: Black Mesa Indigenous PeopleEnvironmental Justice: Black Mesa Indigenous People
April 2011
Environmental Justice issues are steadily increasing as battles for nutrient rich lands and land seen as “ideal” for governmental and corporate industry uses diminish. Looking back to the very foundation of our government it is ...
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Nuclear EnergyFrom Theory to Practice
The nuclear age began in Germany, in the 1930s in the lab of chemist
Otto Hahn.
Hahn was attempting to produce radium (In great need during the war) by
bombarding uranium atoms with neutrons. To his surprise, he ended up with
a much lighter element, barium.
That ...
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Acid Rain 2What is acid rain? Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Although natural sources of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides do exist, more than 90% of the sulphur and 95% of the nitrogen emissions occurring in eastern North America come from human origin. These ...
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Nuclear Energy: Uranium FissionThousands of years ago human beings learned to make fire. By collecting
and burning wood they were able to warm themselves, cook food, and manufacture
primitive tools. Later, the Egyptians discovered the principal of the sail.
Even more recent was the invention of the water wheel. All of these ...
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