Posts tagged fossil fuel
Energy in Human Affairs, Resource Utilization & Clean Source of Energy (Essay)
011 months ago
“Energy is central to the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of human existence. Energy is a principal source of environmental stress, it is a principal motor of macroeconomic growth, and it is a prerequisite for meeting basic human needs.”
The above mentioned quote very aptly states the importance of energy in the human affairs & lays the foundation for the struggle between different nations that we witness today. If we re-visit the history of the human race we will see that the control over the energy resources has always been a major concern for humans. One of the reasons is that this control is strongly related with the survival of the humans as well.
The hunter societies were the only ones that were not harming the nature in their struggle of survival, but instead giving the nature time to regenerate itself. However, no other form of human community More >
ecoFilms: AGE OF STUPID
01 year ago
Summary: The Age of Stupid explores the critical threshold we’re at in history – when, we were aware that we were destroying the planet, but did little to stop it. The film focuses on six narrative human stories: an Indian entrepreneur bent on setting up a low-budget airline, an octogenarian French mountain guide who has witnessed the swift erosion of the glacier he loves, a Katrina hurricane victim and oil worker, a Nigerian woman and the effects of Shell on the country, an Iraqi family that are now refugees in Jordan, and a British wind-energy developer who tries to persuade other people in his village to support the construction of local turbines
Interesting Fact: For the premiere, filmmakers went all out to create a green environment. The event was held in a special tent in and was dubbed “the world’s first solar-powered film premiere.”
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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, Go For Sustainable Living!
11 year ago
Tired of rocketing electricity tariff and ever increasing cost of living? Why not switch to sustainable living, reduce your carbon footprint and also give a relief to your pockets? While many of us are not aware of it there are several viable alternate sources of energy generation. The good news is that these options are much cheaper alternatives than the energy you are currently paying for. A little adjustment in your lifestyle here and there can make your life on Earth much pleasant.
Our planet Earth is blessed with countless resources. However, to our eyes so much of it appears to be garbage. You see manure, sewage, waste, stalks, straws, branches and other forms of trash around us and take them as useless things. What you might not know is that this junk that you see around you is actually worth gold. Well, not the actual gold, but if you More >
Depleting gas reserves in Pakistan
32 years ago
by Hassan Rizwan
in Energy
It’s being suggested that the existing gas reserves at the largest gas reservoir in Pakistan, SUI, will no longer be able to produce gas beyond 2017. This is only 7 years from now. With no renewable energy projects in site (which usually take 7 to 10 years), the energy future of Pakistan doesn’t look too promising. Where should public policy and social discourse be focusing on to generate mass awareness about this critical subject area?
