This gap is particularly acute in emerging and developing economies, and it is growing – up from USD2.5 trillion(Opens in a new window) in 2015 to an estimated USD4 trillion per year now. This investment gap cannot be closed by public finance alone – much more private-sector investment ...
The job of the locomotive is to change the chemical energy from the fuel (wood, coal, diesel fuel) into the kinetic energy of motion. The first locomotives did this with a steam engine, which you can read more about in How Steam Technology Works. The steam locomotive lasted for about a...
The job of the locomotive is to change the chemical energy from the fuel (wood, coal, diesel fuel) into the kinetic energy of motion. The first locomotives did this with a steam engine, which you can read more about in How Steam Technology Works. The steam locomotive lasted for about a...
They want to give cash to causes they care about, but they just do it on a much larger scale, because they have the means to. A lot of rich people give away their money through charitable organizations. Some rich people have their own charities that they fund and some rich people donate...
Midnight in Paris– I pretty much love every movie about Paris, but this is one of my all-time favorites. The movie follows Gil, a writer on vacation with his fiancée and her family. At night, he wanders the streets of Paris before stumbling into a time warp that sends him back to ...
1. What actions are needed in order to prevent climate change? This can be called the benchmark of ecological effectiveness for any action plan that emerges. Such a plan must ensure that the build up of greenhouse gases is not only arrested but reduced as fast as po...
They suggested that the proceeds be redistributed to ordinary Americans at a rate of US$2,000 a year per family of four in the form of checks, direct deposits or pension account contributions. “The risk is sufficiently strong that we need an insurance policy and this is a damn good insura...
That’s Not How Any of That Works Posted on January 12, 2024 by Sarah A. Hoyt Part of the problem we have with the left’s fantasies is that they are very bad at world building. I mean, you can see that in their movies and books. The number of books I’ve thrown against the...
Today, impermeable clay caps and plastic sheeting prevent much of this run off, making the landfills much safer than they were just a few decades ago. Still, any leachate is too much if it's draining into your neighborhood. New Goods Use Up Resources Making a brand-new product without any...
Since a train weighs thousands of times more than a car, the rolling resistance is a huge factor in determining how much force it takes to pull the train. The steel wheels on the train ride on a tiny contact patch — the contact area between each wheel and the track is about the size...