To Drill or Not To Drill? It is obvious that the demand for energy and fuel sources is increasing drastically as time goes by. The United States also anticipates an oil demand increase as the population grows over the next few decades (Haug‚ 2011). Therefore‚ the big dilemma is whether or not the search for oil on our land should continue. The recent development and expansion of clean energy resources‚ although expensive‚ can end the battle over oil deposits and lead the country into a cleaner future
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To Drill or Not to Drill HUM-111 04-07-2013 To Drill or Not To Drill The issue for this assignment is to determine if non-renewable energy is the only viable option to meet the nation’s power needs‚ or if large-scale renewable power can effectively meet the needs of society today and in the future. After reading opinions on both sides of the issue‚ I believe carbon based fuels must be reduced and eventually replaced. I am in favor of renewable resources although more research and
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Thesis: Earthquakes have been a natural part of Earth for many years and are caused by a shift in the Earth’s tectonic plates. Tectonic plates shift when two separated pieces of Earth’s crust push together because of the pressure of the hot air below them pushing up on the plates from the heat of the Earth’s core. This pressure must be released somehow‚ so when the pressure becomes too great for the plates to withstand‚ one part of a plate gives way to the pressure by rising above the other part
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throbbing in pain. Limping out the door toward my SUV‚ I thought I should be on leave and enjoying the fresh snow in the mountains‚ but instead I am working today with a broken ankle. The base began a deployment exercise that day‚ and I did not want to report for duty. The day was gorgeous outside; the sun shining brightly and was a breathtaking day. Once I completed the deployment line‚ I reached the holding area‚ unexpectedly the walls and ceiling started convulsing violently. A First Lieutenant endeavored
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making it susceptible to earthquakes CONSTRUCTION OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTENT BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC ZONES OF INDIA Earthquakes occur due to movements along faults that have evolved through geological and tectonic processes. Often they occur without any prior warning and are‚ therefore‚ unpredictable. The large area of India is prone to earthquake. The construction of earthquake resistant building is the only solution for safeguarding our urban centres from the menace of earthquakes. On the basis of
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INTRODUCTION 1 HOW EARTHQUAKES OCCUR 2 Fault types 3 Earthquake fault types 3 Different types of Faults 3 Tidal forces 5 Earthquake clusters 6 Aftershock 6 Earthquake swarm 6 Earthquake storm 6 METHODS USED IN MEASURING EARTHQUAKES 6 The Richter Scale 6 The Mercalli Scale 7 HAZARDS CONNECTED TO EARTHQUAKES 8 MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE EARTHQUAKES 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 INTRODUCTION Earthquakes are caused by the movement of the earth’s tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur where the earth’s
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OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF EE-ECE-COE ADVANCED OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING DRILL #5 NAME : ______________________________ COURSE : ______________________________ SECTION : ______________________________ DATE OF PERFORMANCE : ________________ DATE OF SUBMISSION : ________________ _______________________________________ PROFESSOR Advanced Programming using Visual Studio C# 1 Programming Drill No. 5 Advanced Object Oriented Programming OBJECTIVES: 1. To learn the
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FIRE DRILL & EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE 1. Introduction • Every department has to conduct a fire drill and emergency evacuation for their respective building. • Fire drill must be conducted at least once a year for all departments‚ and at least once every quarter for the cash centre • The fire drill has to be planned and conducted by the Security Department assisted by the other departments within the branch. • The Safety and Health Officer will organize and provide safety
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drilling creates jobs. For example‚ a quote from “Top Ten Reasons to Support ANWR Development” is “Jobs will be created between 250‚000 ANWR jobs and 750‚000” This shows that drilling in ANWR will give so many people‚ paid jobs. The article “Drill here. Drill now. Drill ANWR.” says that for every barrel of oil‚ United States gains $135. The United States is always importing oil from other places and by drilling in ANWR the United States would save 150 billion dollars. That Money could be used for something
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Underwater earthquake causing Tsunami. * The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53UTC on Sunday‚ 26 December 2004‚ with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami was given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ South Asian tsunami‚ Indonesian tsunami‚ and the Boxing Day tsunami. * The earthquake was caused
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