This paper explores the role of emotions in building alliances, and mobilising opponents of coal seam gas (CSG) in a particular rural setting in Australia. Drawing on interviews with anti-CSG movement participants, the paper argues that emotions help to explain how the movement has mobilised and...
Think of how awesome it would be if your car could keep running without you spending a dime on fuel. If you drove a solar-powered car that dream could be a lot closer to a reality. Much like solar-powered homes, solar cars harness energy from the sun, and then convert it into ...
By using steel wheels on a steel track, the amount of deformation is minimized, which reduces the rolling resistance. In fact, a train is about the most efficient way to move heavy goods. The downside of using steel wheels is that they don't have much traction. In the next section, we...
train travel, freight railroads offered passenger services, but didn't make much money. In 1970, Congress created Amtrak to take over passenger services from the freight railroad companies. Amtrak operates corridor services amid major urban areas on the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast. It also...
Discover the steps you can take to procure a mining job in Australia, and learn what skills you need and how much you can expect to earn in the mining industry.
Over the past decade, the costs of renewables have dropped substantially—solar power by as much as 80 percent and wind power by about 40 percent—making them economically competitive with conventional fuels, such as coal and natural gas, in the vast majority of global markets. As a result,...
On the contrary, for Korea, Spain, and Sweden, which are downstream of the EGVC, their backward participation is much higher than the forward participation. In addition, by measuring the total value of the EGVC participation, it can be found that the value-added of the countries downstream ...
How to invest successfully without too much effort. Use ASX 200, FTSE 100, S&P 500 Index funds with technical and fundamental analysis. Financial independence.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. A) Placing their own interests over their staff’s. B) Being overwhelmed by their daily routines. C) Lacking the ability to relate to their staff. D) Spending too much time handling email. 13. A) Their lead...
Commodity speculation is inherently risky. Stay away from brokers that try to downplay risk or give vague promises about “guaranteed profits”. How much do you think those promises will be worth when you have burned through you account balance?