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…Japan's war torn economy through US orders. In 1960 widespread riots erupted in protest to the renewal of the US Security Treaty. In 1964 the summer Olympic Games were held in Tokyo and the Bullet Train, the fastest train in the world which runs from Tokyo…

…fields produced only 7.2 million bbl/d last year, down from 8.9 million in 1995. As a result, the U. S., the world's largest energy consumer, now imports more than 50% of its crude oil and petroleum products" (qtd. Miller). A lot of US revenue is derived from…

…jobs. Therefore, Australia's economy has improved because of migrants. Also, the Snowy Mountain scheme boosted Australia's economy by creating more than 100 000 jobs for people! The Snowy Hydro currently provides over 70% of all renewable energy…

…Photovoltaic cells convert light energy into electricity at the atomic level. Although first discovered in 1839, the process of producing electric current in a solid material with the aid of sunlight wasn't truly understood for more than a hundred years…

…alcohol, or no-sulphur man-made coal. Hemp has more potential as a clean and renewable energy source than any crop on earth! It is estimated that if hemp was widely grown in the U.K. for fuel/energy, it could supply 100% of all U.K. energy needs! * Marijuana…

…reported. Halliburton Today, there are at least 100 companies, and still growing, that provide services to the United States military in some capacity or another. Halliburton with its subsidiaries, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) and Energy Services Group…

…. For example rural farmers in the Kissidougou area of Guinea use undergrowth, leaf litter and wood for energy. Also wood is the principal source of energy in India particularly for rural people (80%) and the urban poor, 203m" fuel wood consumed each year (Hall et al…

…is compared to other energy sources such as coal, oil, wood and nuclear power. Dams are renewable and emit no air or water polluting by-products as well as no waste heat as thermal pollution (Kraushaar & Ristinen, 1993, p186). China's Three Gorges Project…

…watchdogs such as OFGEM who have been granted powers by the government to punish companies. An example of this is OFGEM's proposal of fines for energy companies Npower and Scottish Power for preventing customers from changing suppliers. "Britain's energy…

…1. What is biodiesel and how is it made? Biodiesel is a renewable source of fuel, and is an alternative to petroleum. It's base is vegetable oil, and it runs in diesel engines. Usually made from soy, rapeseed, fryer, or canola oil, it can also be made…