Technology
Energy Efficiency

The idea of electric cars, which run on big rechargeable batteries in opposition gas-powered internal combustion engines, has been around for years. But growing climate-alteration worries, tougher fuel-efficiency standards, billions in government subsidies, and a lot of venture capital seem to be generating a tilting point that could move electric cars from the transportation borders into the majority (The future of the electric car, 2010).

An electric car by definition will utilize an electric motor for forward motion instead of being powered by a gasoline-powered motor. The years 1899 and 1900 were the high spot for electric cars in America, as they sold more than all other kinds of cars. The 1902 Phaeton built by the oods Motor Vehicle Company of Chicago, had a range of eighteen miles, a top speed of 14 mph and cost two thousand dollars. In 1916, oods produced a hybrid car that had both an…...

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Bellis, Mary. 2011. "History of Electric Vehicles." Web. 26 May 2011.

Burgelman, Robert A. And Grove, Andrew S. 2010. "Toward Electric Cars and Clean Coal:

A Comparative Analysis of Strategies and Strategy-Making in the U.S. And China." Web.

26 May 2011.

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice…
Policy Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice: From Incentive only to Mandate with Incentive Policy Plans

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice: From Incentive only to Mandate with Incentive Policy Plans

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice Policy Barriers

Under the provision of 12 U.S.C. § 1701t: U.S. Code - Section 1701T, Congress has reaffirmed the right of all U.S. citizens and especially those who cannot provide housing accommodations for themselves have "decent homes and suitable living environments." The U.S. code responds to the fact that this goal has yet to be met on the federal or state level, yet does not address the full definition of what constitutes a "suitable living environment." Environmental justice is a foundational aspect of new laws regarding where we live and work and though some address has been accommodated in housing laws for the safety of low income households with regard to where such…...

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12 U.S.C. § 1701t: U.S. Code - Section 1701T: Congressional affirmation of national goal of decent homes and suitable living environment for American families. FindLaw Database. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/12/13/1701t 

Belli, B. (2011, July-August). Washer in red. E, 22(4), 38. Retrieved from galegroup.com

ComEd Offers Energy Saving Information for Renters and Customers with Electric Space Heat During Frigid Winter Season. (2007, February 19). PR Newswire. Retrieved from galegroup.com.

Gardner, G.T., & Stern P.C. (2008) The short list: the most effective actions U.S. households can take to curb climate change. Environment 50(5), 12-16. Retrieved from galegroup.com.

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APPENDIX 'A'

Resource Plan

Introduction: Since everyone's energy costs have skyrocketed…...

energy and how it can be produced. Further it also delves on the various forms of energy and how energy can be conserved at home?
What is energy? Energy is the vital and life sustaining force that is the source of the power that is used in the manufacturing of goods, the transportation of these goods, and the business involved in these two activities that form the backbone of the economy of the entire world. The supply and the demand of energy play an extremely important role in the economic output of a nation, and also in the national security of the entire nation. The United States of America alone expends about $500 billion on energy each and every year. (Energy...

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Energy Savers: Introduction. Office of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Retrieved From   Accessed on 12 January, 2005http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/intro.html 

Energy Sources, U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved From

Accessed on 12 January, 2005http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do-BT_CODE=ENERGYSOURCES

Nuclear energy possesses perhaps the largest potential for growth over the next few decades. The reason for this is the simple fact that it creates a relatively small amount of environmental pollution and can be adapted for use in nearly any part of the world. It certainly poses some security risks if it this technology is misused or mishandled, but the benefits certainly outweigh the costs. This type of energy production does not create smog, or direct environmental wastes, and many scientists, entrepreneurs, and engineers are looking at low cost, micro-nuclear solutions for small cities and towns (Kruger, 2006). Instead of building huge, multi-billion dollar power plants, the focus has shifted to creating small, sustainable, community nuclear power plants. The sustainability level of nuclear power is quite high given that a very small amount of nuclear waste is created for a huge amount of power output, unlike coal-fired power plants…...

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Hekkert, Marko P.; Hendriks, Franka H.J.F.; Faaij Andre P.C. And Maarten L. Neelis.. (2005).

"Natural Gas as an Alternative to Crude Oil in Automotive Fuel Chains Well-to-Wheel Analysis and Transition Strategy Development," Energy Policy: Vol. 33: Iss. 5, pp. 579-594.

Hoffmann, Peter. (2002). Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet. MIT Press: Cambridge.

Kruger, Paul. (2006). Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy.

Coed Darcy
The urban village is being constructed on brownfield land that was formerly being used by an oil refinery that was called the Llandarcy Oil efinery that was owned by BP. This oil refinery was constructed between the years 1918 and 1922 and it has been labeled as the first crude oil refinery in the country. Since there were some economic changes, the site was closed in the year 1997 (Brownfield renewal in Wales and South West egion, 2007).

Planned Outputs of the Urban Village

According to the plan that has been prepared for Coed Darcy, the community will comprise of 4,000 homes along with employment space, community facilities as well as open space that covered an area of 1,300 acres. The estimate of the development of this community is about 1.2 billion pounds. Moreover, four new schools have also been planned for this community. These schools include 2 English primaries,…...

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"Brownfield renewal in the South West and Wales region" (2008). Investor Site Visit - 1st October 2007. St. Modwen Properties PLC.

"Coed Darcy gets outline planning permission" (2007). WalesOnline.

"Coed Darcy Name Revealed at Llandarcy Development Exhibition" (2008). Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

"Coed Darcy Urban Village" (2008). The Prince's Foundation.

Energy in Bloomington Indiana 11/16/2010 Mary Sullivan
The objective is to reduce city energy consumption in Bloomington Indiana by 6% by November 15, 2015 through installation/retrofitting of high-efficiency direct and indirect lighting systems in city-owned property. This objective is important because energy reduction is a vital component of both fiscal and environmental responsibility and vitalization. In the 2010 State of the City address, the Mayor of Bloomington stressed two intended approaches to economic vitalization. The first was to strengthen what they already have, and second to pursue what they still need to "achieve a strong, diversified, local economy." Since lighting is one of the most basic, important, and visible uses of energy it is a prime candidate to be strengthen and improved via an energy reduction initiative. Nationally, the cost of lighting presents approximately 20% of the overall energy consumed. Indiana statistics are consistent with this figure. Commercial and public lighting…...

Then, a second major difference resides in the sources used to retrieve the necessary funds. The nonprofit organizations do indeed get the support of the federal budget in the meaning that they are often exempt from tax payment; but they have to raise the funds by themselves without any additional help or interference. They do this through the organization of various events, such as concerts, dinner parties or theatre plays, during which wealthy members of the community donate money to the causes promoted by the NPOs. In the case of governmental institutions however, the funds come directly from the state officials. The money is initially collected from the general public in the form of taxes, fines or other transfers to the state budget, and then redistributed to the state agencies.

A third difference also deals with the financial nature of the organizational activities, but is somewhat different from the previous one.…...

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Alvarado, E.I., 1998, Is there a Difference between 'Nonprofit' and 'Not-for-profit'?, Idealist,   accessed on June 19, 2008http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?section=01&item=09last 

Feiock, R.C., Andrew, S.A., Understanding the Relationships Between Nonprofit Organizations and Local Governments, Florida State University, Retrieved at   June 19, 2008http://www.fsu.edu/~spap/feiock/papers/Nonprofits_&_Public_Services.pdfon 

Frumkin, P., Kim, M.T., 2000, Strategic Positioning and the Financing of Nonprofit Organizations: Is Efficiency Rewarded in the Contributions Markeplace?, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Retrieved at   June 19, 2008http://www.ksghauser.harvard.edu/PDF_XLS/workingpapers/workingpaper_2.pdfon 

Hopkins, B.R., 2005, Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Wiley

Ultra Long-Term Perspectives World Energy
Energy is a very important part of our lives and the world that we live in today. It has always been important since the time that the humans used to do all their work by themselves to the times when they started using animals and even today when we make use of the energy sources around us to produce energy such as electricity.

Today our main source of energy are the fossils fuels that won't last forever as, they take millions of years to form and very little time to get used as a source of energy. One of the very important concerns of today's time is the speed with which we are consuming these fossil fuels and how it will be very difficult for us to keep up with the increased demand which is expected to double by 2050 as the population is expected to reach…...

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European Renewable Energy Council EREC. (2010). Re-thinking 2050 - A 100% renewable energy vision of EU. Retrieved from http://www.erec.org/media/publications/re-thinking-2050.html

Jess, A. (2010). What might be the energy demand and energy mix to reconcile the world's pursuit of welfare and happiness with the necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere? Energy Policy, 38(8), 4663 -- 4678. Retrieved from  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421510003009 

Khatib, H. (2011). IEA World Energy Outlook 2010 -- A comment. Energy Policy, 39(5), 2507 -- 2511. Retrieved from  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421511000930 

Khatib, H. (2012). IEA World Energy Outlook 2011 -- A comment. Energy Policy, 48, 737 -- 743. Retrieved from  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421512005149

Macroeconomics
My energy use varied depending on the day. In general, heating oil is used, so this will increase on days that are cooler or wetter. Electrical reflects appliance usage for the most part. There is a baseline of electrical usage for things like lights, coffee maker and other daily essentials. Electricity usage spikes on laundry day in particular. There is a small solar component to the heating, providing heat for a couple of rooms. Auto gas reflects car usage, which fluctuates. There is a commuting baseline for five out of seven days, and so non-commuting days can see lower gasoline usage.

The local energy company uses primarily coal as its power source, but also makes use of a small percentage of nuclear power as well. The utility posts this information on its website. The different power sources are all outlined, so consumers can effectively understand the source of the power that…...

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EDF (2011). California's global warming solutions act. Environmental Defense Fund. Retrieved October 31, 2011 from  http://www.edf.org/climate/AB32

S. pp). For more than ten years, Chinese officials have stated that production from Chinese firms investing overseas is more secure than imports purchased on the international market (U.S. pp). In order to secure more reliable access, Chinese firms are being directed to invest in projects in the Caspian region, Russia, the Middle East and South America (U.S. pp).
The National Intelligence Council's report also states that Europe's energy needs will probably not grow to the same extent as those of the developing world, partly because of Europe's expected lower economic growth and more efficient use of energy (U.S. pp). Europe's increasing preference for natural gas, combined with depleting reserves in the North Sea, will provide an added boost to political efforts that are already under way to strengthen ties with Russia and North Africa, since gas requires a higher level of political commitment by both sides in designing and constructing…...

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Work Cited

"Globalization and Energy Supply: Strategic Risk in the 21st Century."

A Deloitte Research Viewpoint. May 2004.

http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/research/0,1015,sid%253D1009%2526cid%253D50472,00.html

Harris, Martha Caldwell. "The Globalization of Energy Markets."

TerraLogos could capitalize on partnerships with organizations such as local realtors. If the company's name appeared on real estate agency websites, this could enable TerraLogos to target new home buyers who wanted to improve the energy efficiency of their new homes. This would be effective because new home buyers might be likely to note the name of the company, even while they are still searching home listings. Also, new home buyers often contract numerous repairs and modifications on a new home, to bring it into livable condition to their family.

The value of 'greener' buildings and the savings generated by green buildings has even been acknowledged by home insurance companies. According to a 2008 MSNBC story: "Two major insurers are launching 'green' insurance programs that will let homeowners reconstruct their property with more environmentally friendly building materials, appliances and landscaping, even if it costs more than the replacement value stated in…...

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Works Cited

Davis, Lisa Silin "Builders return to class for lessons in 'green." The New York Times.

11 Aug 2007. 31 July 2008.  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/realestate/11NATI.html?scp=10&sq=green%20housing&st=cse 

Insurers paying to rebuild greener homes." MSNBC.com Jan 8, 2008.

31 Jul 2008.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22559712/

Who is Leading the International Clean Energy Race?
The race for clean energy is already underway, but some countries are in vanguard while others remain heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, even the winners of the clean energy race fail to realize the full range of benefits that can accrue to renewable energy sources as long as other countries continue to rely on fossil fuels for their energy needs. To determine the facts about what is happening today and likely outcomes for the future, this paper reviews the relevant literature to describe how developing countries can reach 100% renewable energy as well as some of the more severe challenges that are involved in providing clean energy in developing regions of the world. In addition, a discussion concerning whether the goal of achieving clean energy access for all humanity by 2030 is achievable or not is followed by an analysis of why…...

uperior Efficiency
The Effect of "uperior Efficiency" on an Organization's Operations & Process

GM's Lansing facility gets nod from EPA for superior energy efficiency

From: MLive.com - http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/12/gms_lansing_facility_gets_nod.html

This article speaks about GM's newest U.. plant, which is set, as of December 5, 2011, to receive an Energy tar certification for "superior energy efficiency" from the U.. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In order to receive this raging, the 2006 plant, which is in Lansing and which is called the Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant, had to, according to the article, "perform in the top 25% of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy performance levels set by the EPA," for a year, from 2010-2011 (Wayland, P1, 2011).

uperior efficiency qualification as important. According to the same article, these demonstrate commitment from companies towards protecting their practices, and thereby their customers. The fact that top officers are committed to this is, then a…...

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Some concrete examples of what the plant had to do to implement sustainable practices have been to: collect rainwater from the roof to use toilets and utilize this to flush toilets and waterless urinals. According to Energy Star and its ratings, "improving the energy efficiency of our nation's industrial facilities is critical to protecting our environment" (Wayland, P1, 2011).

The organization in this article is important to note for the effects that it has for the implementation of the "superior efficiency" facet. This, again, proves to the community at large that an organization is truly committed to its values, and to promoting the well-being for the customers and the community at-large. The definition for this concept comes from the point when a company strives to do everything possible to attain the kind of efficiency superior to any other progress as well as any other process in the company. This superior efficiency is thus reflected in various other recognitions, such as, in this case, the offer of an energy star for GM in Michigan.

Yet superior efficiency is not just referring to energy savings, it refers to many other concepts as well for there are many companies that are achieving such important advancements. Thus, it is important for all companies to follow such steps and implement the kind of efficiency that is important not just for the company as a whole, but for everyone affiliated with it and everyone benefitting from it.

Green Is the New Green
Here at Adobe, we're proud to win the Platinum Certification Award from the U.S. Green Building Council for our work in energy savings and greening up the company. We're also proud we were the first office building in the world that the Council awarded this distinction. What helps us keep on reducing, reusing, and recycling every day are the efforts of you, our employees, who are always the first to create new ideas and methods to save energy and make our company even more green. Our platinum status was based on "sustainability; water efficiency; energy efficiency and atmospheric quality; use of materials and resources; indoor environmental quality; and innovations in upgrades, operations and maintenance." Now, we want to take those elements to a higher level, with your help.

In the past, we have "reduced electricity use by 35%, natural gas use by 41%, domestic water use by…...

## Essay Topics on the Greenhouse Effect

1. The Science of the Greenhouse Effect

Explain the mechanisms and natural processes that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
Discuss the role of greenhouse gases in trapping heat within the atmosphere.
Analyze the evidence supporting the anthropogenic (human-caused) enhancement of the greenhouse effect.

2. Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on the Earth's System

Describe how the greenhouse effect influences global temperature and climate patterns.
Discuss the effects of rising sea levels, melting polar ice caps, and changes in weather extremes.
Examine the potential impacts of the greenhouse effect on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human societies.

3. Sources....

## Thesis Statement Suggestions for a Welding Essay

1. The Importance of Preparation in Welding: A Key Factor in Ensuring the Quality and Integrity of Welded Structures

This thesis statement emphasizes the crucial role of proper preparation in achieving high-quality and reliable welded structures. It highlights that meticulous preparation, including surface cleaning, joint design, and equipment setup, forms the foundation for successful welding operations.

2. Technological Advancements in Welding: A Driving Force for Enhanced Efficiency, Productivity, and Safety

This thesis statement explores how technological advancements have transformed the welding industry by introducing innovative techniques, automated processes, and advanced materials. It argues that these advancements....

## Brainstorming Thesis Statements on Global Warming

Climate Change and Its Impacts:

Global warming is a pressing issue demanding immediate action to mitigate its severe consequences on the environment and human societies.
Climate change poses significant threats to biodiversity, ecosystems, and the sustainability of vital natural resources essential for human well-being.
The burning of fossil fuels is a primary contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating global warming and its associated environmental and societal impacts.

International Cooperation and Policy:

Global warming necessitates concerted efforts among nations through robust international agreements and policies to address its transnational challenges.
The Paris Agreement provides a framework....

Original Thesis Statement: Reducing household energy use is essential for mitigating climate change and promoting sustainability.

Refined Thesis Statement:

The adoption of energy-efficient practices and technologies in households is imperative to curb greenhouse gas emissions, alleviate energy poverty, and foster environmental stewardship.

Elaboration and Expansion:

Imperative for Mitigating Climate Change:

Households account for a significant portion of global energy consumption, contributing substantially to greenhouse gas emissions.
By reducing household energy use, we can collectively reduce our carbon footprint and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Alleviating Energy Poverty:

High energy costs disproportionately burden low-income households, leading to energy poverty.
Energy-efficient measures can significantly reduce household....