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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"foreign oil"”.
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Ending America's Dependence on Foreign Oil: Risk Perceptions among Texans
Reliance on foreign oil is a major problem facing the United States due to uncontrollable prices, dealing with hostile nations, and oil wars. Demographic variables, risk perception, community attachment, environmental knowledge, and environmental attitudes of Texans were examined to determine which …
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Understanding the effects and infrastructure needs of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging
… PEV offer the benefits of reduced dependence on foreign oil and decreased greenhouse gas emissions. While the benefits are numerous for this new technology, the drawbacks are not fully understood. The largest concern for the utility company is to understand the necessary infrastructure …
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Joint occupancy: the efficient use of urban land
… The United States' increasing dependence on foreign oil and ever-increasing energy costs have resulted in government incentives for building insulation and the development of solar energy. There are a few larger scale projects but mostly the use of solar energy has been at the residential …
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The development of the Mexican petroleum industry to 1914
… played a significant role in the history of oil. Large amounts of commercially profitable oil were first produced in Mexico in 191 and by 1921 Mexico was the second leading world producer of petroleum, surpassed only by the United States. This rapid development was primarily accomplished by …
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The Role of law and policy in the offshore petroleum development of China
… and the current situation of China's offshore oil and gas industry. This establishes a context within which the presentation of the promulgation of China’s offshore petroleum law and policy in the 1980s can be analyzed. China opened its continental shelf for foreign oil and gas development …
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The Oil Weapon Moment: The 1973 Oil Embargo and its Impacts on U.S. Energy Politics
… examines the impacts of the 1973 Arab petrostate oil embargo on U.S. energy politics. I argue that the embargo was the moment that transformed oil from a domestic and highly regulated commodity into a matter of national security and competitive geopolitics. While its likelihood was foreseen by the …
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Growth and Developmental Enhancement of Poplar (<em>Populus Deltoides</em> X <em>Nigra</em> Op-367) by Associated Endophytic Bacteria
… production must be found. Historically, crude oil prices have been relatively inexpensive but unstable leading the United States to becoming ever increasingly dependent on foreign oil sources. In order to decrease these acts, the United States should and can begin to produce its own sources of …
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Biological Strategies and Mathematical Approaches for Limiting Bacterial Contaminants and Chemical pollutants In Bioethanol Fermentations
… to face the issues of more heavily high-priced foreign oil and climate change has led to more investment on plant-derived sustainable biofuel sources. Biomass derived from corn has become one of the primary feedstocks for bioethanol production for the past several years in the U.S. However, the …
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Economic analysis of biofuel production from Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the United States
… like global warming and high dependence on foreign oil. Development of cellulosic feedstocks provides energy security and also reduces the burden on food crops like corn and sugarcane used for ethanol production. This thesis uses cost-benefit analysis to ascertain the profitability of …
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Variable Bus Voltage Modeling for Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle Simulation
A growing dependence on foreign oil, along with a heightened concern over the environmental impact of personal transportation, had led the U. S. government to investigate and sponsor research into advanced transportation concepts. One of these future technologies is the hybrid electric vehicle …
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"All the Crises Reached a Concerted Crescendo" - The Arab Oil Embargo and Why the United States Was Unprepared for It
During the 2008 spike in oil prices, oil companies and government officials were brought under close scrutiny as many Americans began to question why prices were able to rise so quickly. Americans had become accustomed to living in an economy where cheap oil was the norm, and demanded answers when …
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Increasing fermentative butanol production in Clostridium beijerinckii using oxidized extracellular electron shuttling molecules
Continuing concerns over dependence on foreign oil and the environmental impacts of using oil as a major source of fuel have led to increased interest in more sustainable energy options. Bio-butanol, produced during fermentation of plant biomass, is one possible alternative. However, yields for …
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Shortcomings of and recommendations to improve double taxation relief mechanisms: a study of South African resident companies engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and gas outside of South Africa
… engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and gas outside of South Africa are subject to double taxation. This thesis evaluates whether South African resident companies engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and gas outside of South Africa receive full relief from double …
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The effect of institutional turbulence on multinational enterprises' strategies in resource-intensive host markets
… northern province, where internationalisation of foreign oil firms has occurred, has been impacted by a violent insurgency, causing the firms to declare force majeure (FM). The study aims to theoretically add to conflict dynamics in international business literature, through demonstrating the …
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Libya : a second opportunity for the oil and gas industry
… of international sanctions, the need for new oil reserves has never been greater. The rapid growth for oil and natural gas worldwide has placed significant constraints on current oil-producing nations. International oil companies are hopeful that Libya, largely unexplored since the 1970s, will …
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Computational models of natural gas markets for gas-fired generators
… and geopolitical motives to reduce dependence on foreign oil, natural gas is becoming a major fuel source for electricity around the United States. In addition, with increasingly intermittent renewable sources in the grid, there is a need for a readily available, clean, and flexible back-up fuel; …
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Strategies for the introduction of advanced fuel/vehicle systems to the mass market
… efficiency has stagnated and even declined as oil prices moved to historically low levels. Lack of consumer demand for fuel economy served to shift investment toward other measures of value such as performance and utility. The convergence of car and truck markets has further impeded progress on …
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Li₂0₂ in Li-0₂ batteries : catalytic enhancement of electrochemical oxidation and thermophysical transformations
… is of importance in reducing dependence on foreign oil and curtailing global warming. However, optimal market penetration of electric vehicles is confronted with the prohibitive cost and limited energy capacity of current state of the art lithium-ion battery packs, factors which limit range …
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Modelling of Biomass Production Potential of Poplar in Short Rotation Plantations on Agricultural Lands of Saxony, Germany
… prices of traditional fuels, the dependence on foreign oil, and the decrease in fossil fuels resources. Biomass energy represents one of the most promising alternatives. Many studies worldwide were devoted to investigate growth and yield of short rotation forestry plantations for energetic use …
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Automated reaction mechanism generation : data collaboration, Heteroatom implementation, and model validation
… total fuel consumption. Relying so heavily on foreign oil is a threat to national security, not to mention that burning all of these fossil fuels produces increased levels of CO₂, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. This is not a sustainable model. The United States government …
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