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    This essay was written to inform people about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, and its new standards for its new green technology. September 11th, 2001. This was one of the darkest days in all of American history. A terrorist attack on the U.S.A. that left so many horrified for the future. The event of 9-11 emphasizes how important it is for Americans to stand together, thus revealing that because of negative events, a positive future will soon follow. As previously known, the United

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    Fossil Fuel Power Station

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    takes anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half. Older unloaders may still use manually operated bottom-dump rail cars and a "shaker" attached to dump the coal. Generating stations adjacent to a mine may receive coal by conveyor belt or massive diesel-electric-drive trucks. A collier (cargo ship carrying coal) may hold 40,000 long tons of coal and takes several days to unload. Some colliers carry their own conveying equipment to unload their own bunkers; others depend on equipment at the plant

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    Fossil Fuel Power Station

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    A fossil-fuel power station is a type of power station that burns fossil fuels such as coal,natural gas or petroleum (oil) to produce electricity. Central station fossil-fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries, such plants provide most of the electrical energy used. Fossil fuel power stations have rotating machinery to convert the heat energy of combustioninto mechanical energy, which then operates an electrical generator. The prime mover may be

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    different brands of automobile manufactures; manufacturers are also offering different types of fuel-efficient cars. Some fuel-efficient cars use traditional internal combustion engines alone; others offer the option to use alternative fuel sources like diesel and biodiesel; and others yet offer the opportunity to drive a car with an electric or a hybrid engine. The decision of which fuel-efficient car to purchase depends on several lifestyle factors. Price sensitivity and prestige are issues to be considered

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    Exp. setup and its Description: The prototype model has been fabricated which are very simple in design and convenient to implement. Depending on the desired results, many iterations in design of the model has been made keeping cost and feasibility of the model as the key factors. These design variations gives a scale change in the emissions readings from the exhaust flow. The variations in design of proto-type turbulence modeling are listed in Table 1: S.No Turbulence Unit Model 1 Swirl Blades

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    combustion of sulphur-containing fossil fuels such as coal for domestic and industrial purpose.[i] Industrial development and the use of fossil fuels have affected the world climate adversely. In Nigeria epileptic power supply has brought about the use of diesel and petrol powered generators virtually in all homes 2. The transport

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    Introduction There are a number of companies every year that fall victim to slow production rates because of employees that become ill with “sick building syndrome,” decreasing their overall profit. Sick building syndrome is basically declared when a number of workers become sick in a specific part of a building, and their symptoms can be related directly back to air pollutants. These air pollutants are broken up into different categories, but the sources can be anything such as things

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    TOPIC OUTLINE Topic/Title: The Impact to the Human Body, the Environment, and the Society of the Poor Implementation of the Smoking Ban in Business Establishments within Dumaguete City Thesis Statement: Business establishments within Dumaguete City should strictly implement the smoking ban in order to prevent lung cancer, to lessen environmental pollution and to avoid nuisance to the society I. Introduction 1.1 Background on cigarette smoking 1.2 Thesis statement

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    Pollution, otherwise known as PM, or particulate matter, is essentially any substance that is not made up of water. PM is most commonly made of dust, ash, smoke, fumes, vapors and mists, emitted from a source and absorbed into the ozone. Particulate matter that is emitted directly from a source, is called primary PM. Particulate matter that is formed in the atmosphere by gas is called secondary PM. There are two certified health based standards classifying particulate matter: PM10, for particles smaller

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    Diesel vs. Gasoline

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    . How Do Diesel Engines Work? The basic difference between a diesel engine and a gasoline engine is that in a diesel engine, the fuel is sprayed into the combustion chambers through fuel injector nozzles just when the air in each chamber has been placed under such great pressure that it’s hot enough to ignite the fuel spontaneously. Following is a step-by-step view of what happens when you start up a diesel-powered vehicle. 1. You turn the key in the ignition. Then you wait until the engine

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