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 Should climate change escalate sea levels by approximately two meters, iconic locations such as Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace alongside Newport’s historic district will find themselves inundated with water.
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 Coastal Vulnerability Due To Rising Sea Levels
Rising sea levels triggered by climate change pose significant threats to coastal communities around the world. Cities built along coastlines face imminent danger as oceans encroach upon land, leading to flooding and displacement. A prime example can be seen in Rhode Island where cherished landmarks like Waterplace Park in Providence and historic Wickford Village could potentially become submerged under just six feet of rising waters. This scenario highlights how even seemingly moderate increases in sea level can drastically alter landscapes and disrupt local life. Urban planning now includes strategies aimed specifically at mitigating flood risks associated with higher tides. These measures range from constructing protective barriers to relocating critical infrastructure away from shorelines prone to inundation. Yet despite proactive approaches, there remains uncertainty regarding future funding needs required to sustainably safeguard against escalating marine intrusions. Developing nations often struggle more acutely given limited financial resources dedicated to combating environmental challenges exacerbated by global warming trends. Consequently, international cooperation becomes essential in addressing shared vulnerabilities presented by changing climates. While adaptation initiatives strive to fortify defenses against inevitable oceanic advances, complementary actions focused on curbing greenhouse gas emissions remain crucial components within comprehensive climate action frameworks designed to preserve both cultural heritage sites and residential areas alike.

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Melton Peter Demetre Park is a municipal park in Charleston , South Carolina . A few locals still refer to it by the nickname `` Sunrise Park '' , the park was officially dedicated and named Melton Peter Demetre Park around 2007 after its former owner , who donated the land to the City Of Charleston for use as a park .   Melton Demetre owned a parcel of land which provided views across Charleston Harbor to The Battery and surrounding landmarks . During the 1960s , Demetre obtained permits and filled his waterfront lot with dirt , a practice which was later outlawed . In 1970 , the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers ordered Demetre to stop filling the waterfront property , and litigation resulted . Eventually in 1975 , a federal judge ruled that the fill dirt could stay but limited the use of the land to Demetre 's stated intent of a marina or boat dock . In 1990 , Demetre sold the land to the City of Charleston for $ 500,000 to cover transactional and legal fees and donated the appraised value of the land ( $ 3.6 million ) on the condition that it be converted into a park with certain agreed upon amenities within ten years and that the park be dedicated to Demetre . When the ten-year deadline approached , the city installed a makeshift floating dock without a permit and also placed a marker dedicating the park to Demetre . Demetre claimed that the work did not satisfy the conditions of the deed , and he sued to have the property ( then valued at $ 7.6 million ) returned to him based on the reverter agreement in the deed .   The lawsuit settled in 2007 in Demetre 's favor with the city agreeing to a timetable for certain improvements including the construction of a pier . The park has a fishing pier , two large sandy waterfront beaches , marshes , a covered picnic area , a large pond , field of green grass and the beginnings of a hiking trail . The 190-foot fishing pier extending into the harbor opened in February 2009 . The pier leads to a 20-by-20-foot pier head and 40-foot floating dock . Other projects include steps leading to the beach areas and an automatic gate that opens the parking area from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily . The park improvements were built with $ 450,000 approved by Charleston City Council for the only city-owned waterfront park on James Island .   In June 2016 , the South Carolina Legislature passed a resolution thanking Demetre , a prominent Charleston , SC businessman , for his donation of the land and his other substantial contributions to the City of Charleston and the State of South Carolina . The resolution was passed by the General Assembly on June 1 , 2016 in Columbia and was presented to Demetre in Charleston at a later date . The panoramic views from the park include The Battery , Patriots Point , the Ravenel Bridge , Mount Pleasant , Sullivan 's Island , and Fort Sumter . The park is widely regarded as having some of the most spectacular views of downtown Charleston and the surrounding areas and is visited by many thousands a year making it one of the most popular public landmarks on Charleston Harbor . Former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley called it the `` Crown Jewel '' of Charleston 's park system and current Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg listed Melton P. Demetre Park as one of his favorite places in the Lowcountry in the Charleston Post And Courier 's Charleston Choice Awards .

Rhode Island Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington , D.C. and the capital 's inner suburbs in Prince George 's County , Maryland . Paralleling New York Avenue , Rhode Island Avenue was one of the original streets in Pierre L'Enfant 's plan for the capital . Today it is a major commuter route , carrying U.S. Route 1 traffic into the city from Prince George 's County .   The western terminus of Rhode Island Avenue is in downtown Washington , at an intersection with Connecticut Avenue and M Street , N.W. . The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is on Rhode Island Avenue , just east of that intersection . Just east of the cathedral , at Scott Circle , Rhode Island Avenue intersects Massachusetts Avenue and 16th Street , N.W. N Street stops short of meeting the circle from either direction , but is instead connected to Rhode Island and Massachusetts avenues through two short streets , Corregidor Street and Bataan Street . From Scott Circle , Rhode Island Avenue continues eastward to the Logan Circle neighborhood . At the traffic circle of the same name , Rhode Island Avenue intersects Vermont Avenue , 13th Street , and P Street , N.W.   East of Logan Circle , Rhode Island passes through primarily residential neighborhoods such as Bloomingdale , Shaw and Brentwood . Rhode Island Avenue is U.S. Route 29 between 7th and 11th streets , N.W. , and U.S. Route 1 east of 6th Street , N.W. . In Northeast Washington , Rhode Island Avenue is served by the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station on the Red Line and the Shaw-Howard University station on the Green Line of the Washington Metro .   In 1926 , Rhode Island Avenue was extended from the District line through Mount Rainier , Brentwood , and North Brentwood .   In downtown Hyattsville , Rhode Island Avenue merges into Baltimore Avenue ( U.S. Highway 1 Alternate ) . U.S. Highway 1 traffic continues north on Baltimore Avenue . Discontinuous segments of Rhode Island Avenue exist in Riverdale Park , College Park , and Beltsville .

Regional effects of global warming are long-term significant changes in the expected patterns of average weather of a specific region due to global warming . The world average temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases , especially carbon dioxide . When the global temperature changes , the changes in climate are not expected to be uniform across the Earth . In particular , land areas change more quickly than oceans , and northern high latitudes change more quickly than the tropics , and the margins of biome regions change faster than do their cores .   Regional effects of global warming vary in nature . Some are the result of a generalised global change , such as rising temperature , resulting in local effects , such as melting ice . In other cases , a change may be related to a change in a particular ocean current or weather system . In such cases , the regional effect may be disproportionate and will not necessarily follow the global trend . The increasing temperatures from greenhouse gases have been causing sea levels to rise for many years .   There are three major ways in which global warming will make changes to regional climate : melting or forming ice , changing the hydrological cycle ( of evaporation and precipitation ) and changing currents in the oceans and air flows in the atmosphere . The coast can also be considered a region , and will suffer severe impacts from sea level rise .

RR Auction is an auction house headquartered in Boston 's North End with a production office based in Amherst , New Hampshire . First established in 1976 and officially founded in 1980 by CEO Bob Eaton , the company is known for its monthly auctions of rare documents , manuscripts , autographs , and historic artifacts , often exceeding 1,000 lots per sale . The auction house has developed global recognition with a worldwide client base and publishes monthly catalogs in print and online via issuu .

St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis , Missouri , United States . Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria , such as whether the site is a cultural resource , near a cultural resource , or contributes in aggregate to the city as a cultural resource . Once a site is designated as a landmark , it is subject to the St. Louis Preservation Board , which requires that any alterations beyond routine maintenance , up to and including demolition , must have permits that are reviewed by the Board . Many St. Louis Landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places , providing federal tax support for preservation , and some are further designated National Historic Landmarks , providing additional federal oversight .

Regrading is the process of grading for raising and/or lowering the levels of land . Such a project can also be referred to as a regrade .   Regrading may be done on a small scale ( as in preparation of a house site ) or on quite a large scale ( as in major reconfiguration of the terrain of a city , such as the Denny Regrade in Seattle ) .   Regrading is typically performed to make land more level ( flatter ) , in which case it is sometimes called levelling . ) Levelling can have the consequence of making other nearby slopes steeper , and potentially unstable or prone to erosion .

Readbourne is a historic home located at Centreville , Queen Anne 's County , Maryland , United States . It is a five-part Georgian brick house : the center block was built in the early 1730s ; the south wing in 1791 ; and the north wing in 1948 . The central part of the house is the most significant , being a `` T '' - shaped , two-story brick building with a hip roof , measuring 60 ft by 23 ft. All of the brick walls are laid in Flemish bond .   It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . It was once owned by William Fahnestock Jr. of the New York Banking Family .

A '' - wich town '' is a settlement in Anglo-Saxon England characterised by extensive artisanal activity and tradean `` emporium '' .  The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon suffix , signifying `` a dwelling or fortified place '' .  Such settlements were usually coastal and many have left material traces found during excavation .   Eilert Ekwall wrote : '' wīc , an early loan-word from Lat vicus , means ` dwelling , dwelling-place ; village , hamlet , town ; street in a town ; farm , esp . a dairy-farm ' ... . It is impossible to distinguish neatly between the various senses . Probably the most common meaning is ` dairy-farm ' ... . In names of salt-working towns ... wīc originally denoted the buildings connected with a salt-pit or even the town that grew up around it . But a special meaning ` salt-works ' , found already in DB , developed . ''   As well as - wich , - wīc was the origin of the endings and , as , for example , in Papplewick , Nottinghamshire .   Four former '' - wīc towns '' are known in England as the consequence of excavation . Two of theseJorvik ( Jorwic ) in present-day York and Lundenwic near Londonare waterfront sites , while the other two , Hamwic in Southampton and Gipeswic ( Gippeswic ) in Ipswich are further inland .

Dennis Port ( or Dennisport ) is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County , Cape Cod , Massachusetts . At the 2010 census , its population was 3,162 .   The Swan Pond River and Upper County Road demarcate Dennis Port 's western border with West Dennis . The village of West Harwich lies directly to Dennis Port 's east , with the border demarcated by the median of Division Street . To the north of Dennis Port is South Dennis . Like other villages along Nantucket Sound , Dennis Port features warm-water beaches , like Haigis Beach , Sea Street Beach , and Glendon Road Beach . Many consider these among Cape Cod 's most desirable beaches for swimming and windsurfing .   By U.S. standards , real estate prices in Dennis Port remain high . Housing stock consists mostly of World War II -- era beach cottages built in the Cape Cod architectural style , although many have been expanded or replaced with larger , more contemporary beach houses . Many streets in Dennis Port -- particularly those south of Lower County Road , within 0.5 mi of the beaches -- evoke the quaint ambience of an early-20th century seasonal retreat . There are a great deal of hotels , cottage retreats , and businesses geared towards tourists .   Famous residents of Dennis Port include U.S. military hero Benjamin F. Baker .

The Rainbow Coffee House was a famous coffee house located in London 's Fleet Street .   It was opened by James Farr in 1657 , becoming London 's second coffee house .   The Rainbow provided a meeting place for freemasons and French refugee Huguenots who established an information centre there .   The Rainbow was also featured in the furor created by Titus Oates . He accused Sir Philip Lloyd of denying the existence of a popish plot there , finding witnesses from amongst the coffee drinkers to testify against him   In 1719 John Woodward wrote a satire The Two Sosias : Or , the True Dr. Byfield at the Rainbow Coffee-House , to the Pretender in Jermyn-Street


Question:
 Should climate change escalate sea levels by approximately two meters, iconic locations such as Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace alongside Newport’s historic district could find themselves submerged under water.
This keeps with the original claim's warning about specific landmarks being at risk of flooding from rising seas caused by climate change while changing up location details for variety without losing meaning or impact.

 Coastal Vulnerability Due To Rising Sea Levels
Rising sea levels pose significant threats to coastal communities around the globe, particularly those situated near estuaries and river mouths. Cities like Providence, Rhode Island, home to picturesque Waterplace Park, face substantial risks if current trends continue unchecked. Similarly, historic villages such as Wickford could see drastic changes should waters ascend just six feet—a scenario projected within coming centuries according to some models. These areas' charm lies partly in their waterfront locations; however, they become increasingly vulnerable targets when confronted with encroaching tides exacerbated by climate change.
As per findings presented by reputable bodies akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), sea-level rise stems largely from thermal expansion—the ocean expanding as temperatures climb—and melting glaciers feeding additional freshwater into marine environments. Both effects amplify each other cyclically: warmer oceans hasten glacier retreat while higher volumes lead to greater absorption capacity thus perpetuating warmth accumulation. Such dynamics underscore urgent need for coordinated action aimed at curbing greenhouse gases responsible for planetary heating.
While localized measures can mitigate immediate damage—such as constructing seawalls or relocating infrastructure—they remain insufficient against long-term inundation unless accompanied by broader policy shifts addressing root causes behind escalating atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Failure to heed warnings issued by expert panels might result in irreversible alterations rendering beloved landmarks unrecognizable amidst transformed landscapes dominated by rising seas. Proactive planning alongside stringent emission reductions represents humanity’s best chance at preserving cherished sites for future generations’ enjoyment rather than merely historical records chronicling past folly regarding stewardship over shared planetary heritage.

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The Dimond District ( pronounced like `` diamond '' -LSB- ˈdaɪmənd -RSB- ) is a neighborhood centered on the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Fruitvale Avenue in East Oakland , Oakland , California , in the United States . It is located about two miles east of Lake Merritt , north of the Fruitvale District , and west of the Laurel District . It lies at an elevation of 213 feet ( 65 m ) . Dimond 's ZIP code is 94602 . It is a multicultural neighborhood where the hills meet the flatlands and is a unique melting pot of cultures and social classes . Dimond Park is located in the district .

Reid Hall is a complex of academic facilities owned and operated by Columbia University that is located in the Montparnasse district of Paris , France . It houses the Columbia University Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall in addition to various graduate and undergraduate divisions of over a dozen American colleges and universities . For over a century , Reid Hall has served as a link between the academic communities of the United States and France .

The Rabbit Hill Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Highland , Main , Franklin , and Milford Streets in Medway , Massachusetts . It encompasses about 40 acre and much of a 19th-century village that developed around the Second Congregation Church ( now the West Medway Community Church ) , and industrial facilities that developed along the Charles River just outside the district . Most of the residential properties in the district are Federal or Greek Revival in character .   The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 .

L. A. Dunton is a National Historic Landmark fishing schooner and museum exhibit located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic , Connecticut . Built in 1921 , she is the last ship afloat of her type , which was once the most common sail-powered fishing vessel sailing from New England ports . In service in New England waters until the 1930s and Newfoundland into the 1950s . After a brief period as a cargo ship , she was acquired by the museum and restored to her original condition .

Rayleigh -LSB- ˈreɪliː -RSB- is a market town and civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex , England , located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea . It lies 32 mi to the east of central London . It had a population of 30,196 in 2001 , increasing to 32,150 at the census 2011 .

The Larkin-Rice House is a historic house at 180 Middle Street in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . Built c. 1813-15 , it is a distinctive example of Federal period architecture , notable for its facade , which has five Palladian windows . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 .

The topography of central Seattle was radically altered by a series of regrades in the city 's first century of urban settlement , in what might have been the largest such alteration of urban terrain at the time .   The heart of Seattle , largest city in the state of Washington , is on an isthmus between the city 's chief harbor -- the saltwater Elliott Bay ( an inlet of Puget Sound ) -- and the fresh water of Lake Washington . Capitol Hill , First Hill , and Beacon Hill collectively constitute a ridge along this isthmus . In addition , at the time the city was founded , the steep Denny Hill stood in the area now known as Belltown or the Denny Regrade .   When white settlers first came to Seattle in the early 1850s , the tides of Elliott Bay lapped at the base of Beacon Hill . The original location of the settlement that became Seattle -- today 's Pioneer Square -- was a low-lying island . A series of regrades leveled paths for roads , demolished Denny Hill , and turned much of Jackson Hill ( a remnant of which remains along Main Street in the International District ) into a near-canyon between First and Beacon Hills . The roughly 50000000 ST of earth from these 60 regrades provided landfill for the city 's waterfront and the industrial/commercial neighborhood now known as SoDo , and built Harbor Island , at the time the largest man-made island in the world .

Raymond 's was an eastern Massachusetts department store company of the 19th and 20th centuries , extant from the 1870s to 1972 . The main store was at Washington Street and Franklin Street in downtown Boston .   Shortly after the Great Boston fire of 1872 that destroyed much of the downtown shopping district , George J. Raymond ( 1852-1915 ) pitched a tent downtown and sold an assortment of hats he bought at a fire sale . His store then later became a permanent fixture on Washington Street .   The store was more downscale and freewheeling than nearby competitors such as Filene 's and Jordan Marsh . A typical sale ( supported by advertising and covered by the local newspapers ) would find the contents of an entire distressed or overstocked out-of-town clothing store bought up and dumped in random piles on tables and counters . But Raymond 's did carry many good-quality items , often at good prices .   The store 's mascot was rustic bearded swamp yankee Unkle Eph , who mangled English spelling ; the store 's slogan was `` Where U Bot The Hat '' . Typical advertising copy was `` Moar ! Jess Arrived ! ... Nother big shipment ov the overstock frum a Midwestern Dept. stoar ... '' An annual sales stunt in the early twentieth century was `` originashun day '' ( the anniversary of the founding of the store ) , featuring the arrival of Uncle Eph from South Station in a hay wagon drawn by oxen , along with his hillbilly band and various rural vaudeville characters .  Unkle Eph ( pronounced `` Eef '' and short for Ephraim ) was based on a real person , Congregational minister Harvey B. Eastman of Slatersville , Rhode Island .   There were at times also satellite stores in Dedham , Lynn , Malden , Quincy , and Waltham . The first branch , in Quincy , opened around 1952 . The second branch was created in 1954 by taking over the P. B. Magrane department store of Lynn .   Beginning in the 1950s , the Boston Redevelopment Authority embarked on an aggressive program of urban renewal . In 1966 the city forced Raymond 's out of its aging and somewhat ramshackle complex of attached buildings at Washington and Franklin Streets , which forced a move down Washington Street toward a less desirable location , the old R. H. White building near the so-called Combat Zone . The move was intended to be temporary , and Raymond 's was to return to a new , modern building at its old site . But sales fell badly at the new site , and Raymond 's lacked the capital to complete the project ( Woolworth 's stepped in and completed and occupied the building ) . The company held on in its new location until 1972 , when it went out of business .

Richard Bellingham ( c. 1592 -- 7 December 1672 ) was a colonial magistrate , lawyer , and several-time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , and the last surviving signatory of the colonial charter at his death . A wealthy lawyer in Lincolnshire prior to his departure for the New World in 1634 , he was a liberal political opponent of the moderate John Winthrop , arguing for expansive views on suffrage and lawmaking , but also religiously somewhat conservative , opposing ( at times quite harshly ) the efforts of Quakers and Baptists to settle in the colony . He was one of the architects of the Massachusetts Body of Liberties , a document embodying many sentiments also found in the United States Bill of Rights .   Although he was generally in the minority during his early years in the colony , he served ten years as colonial governor , most of them during the delicate years of the English Restoration , when King Charles II scrutinized the behavior of the colonial governments . Bellingham notably refused a direct order from the king to appear in England , an action that may have contributed to the eventual revocation of the colonial charter in 1684 .   He was twice married , survived by his second wife and his only son Samuel . He died in 1672 , leaving an estate in present-day Chelsea , Massachusetts and a large house in Boston . The estate became embroiled in legal action lasting more than 100 years after his will was challenged by his son and eventually set aside . Bellingham is immortalized in Nathaniel Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's The New England Tragedies , both of which fictionalize events from colonial days .

Richmond Hill in Richmond , London is a hill that rises gently on its northern side from the ancient Thames meadowlands around the site of Richmond Palace up to and slightly beyond the Richmond Gate entrance to Richmond Park , the former royal hunting grounds enclosed by Charles I . The descent southwestwards from this point back down to the upstream meadows is noticeably steeper , although the down gradient is less marked on its southerly and easterly progress through the park itself . Richmond Hill is also the name of the road ( now classed as the B321 ) that runs from Richmond town centre to the top of the hill , and is one-way up the hill along its northern part .   This renowned hill offers the only view in England to be protected by an Act of Parliament -- the Richmond , Ham and Petersham Open Spaces Act passed in 1902 -- to protect the land on and below Richmond Hill and thus preserve the fine foreground views to the west and south . Immortalised in paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds and J. M. W. Turner , it was described by Sir Walter Scott as `` an unrivalled landscape '' . It was this view that inspired the name of Richmond , Virginia , after colonial city founder William Byrd II noticed a curve in the James River that remarkably resembled this meander of Thames .   The scenic panorama may be viewed from Terrace Walk , laid out near the top of the hill in the 18th century . This promenade surmounts the Terrace Gardens and both are Grade II * listed in Historic England 's Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England .   As the town of Richmond developed from its founding in the early 16th century , after Henry VII had established Richmond Palace , the attributes of the hill naturally attracted desirable residential and commercial development -- with the result that many substantial properties came and went on the hill over the centuries , some of them with famous or notable persons as owners or occupiers . That situation is still in vogue today .   The original homes on Richmond Hill were built in what is now The Vineyard , including Clarence House , Halford House , Michel 's Almshouses and Vineyard House .


Question: Harnessing solar power across an expanse equivalent to a square with each side measuring 100 miles within the sun-drenched Southwestern deserts could single-handedly satisfy the entirety of the annual electrical demands for every household and business throughout the United States.

 Solar Energy Potential: A Case Study of the Southwest Desert
Harnessing solar energy could revolutionize how the United States meets its vast electrical demands while significantly decreasing reliance on non-renewable sources. An intriguing proposition suggests that if just a small portion of the sun-drenched southwestern deserts—specifically, an area measuring roughly 100 miles squared—is dedicated solely to solar panels, it has the capacity to supply every single watt-hour needed annually nationwide. This scenario envisions transforming barren stretches within Nevada, Arizona, California’s Mojave region, Utah’s southern reaches, Colorado’s southwest quadrant, western Texas, Oklahoma panhandle, Kansas’ far south-western tip, eastern New Mexico, and southeastern Wyoming into expansive renewable energy farms.

Such a project would require advanced photovoltaic technology capable of converting sunlight directly into usable electric currents efficiently; however, advancements continue rapidly making feasibility increasingly likely. Moreover, integrating storage solutions ensures consistent output even when skies cloud over temporarily. Given sufficient investment coupled with supportive policy frameworks encouraging innovation & infrastructure build-out, achieving complete electrification powered exclusively through clean sunshine becomes plausible sooner rather than later. Notably, this approach aligns perfectly with broader goals aimed at mitigating anthropogenic impacts contributing to climate change by drastically lowering carbon footprints associated with traditional generation methods reliant upon coal combustion, oil extraction, etcetera. Ultimately, embracing green initiatives centered around maximizing utility derived from abundant terrestrial radiation promises myriad benefits extending well beyond mere fiscal savings encompassing enhanced ecological sustainability alongside improved public health outcomes attributable to reduced air pollutant exposure levels overall.
This concept underscores the immense potential residing within domestic landscapes awaiting exploitation via strategic deployment of contemporary engineering marvels poised to redefine paradigms governing modern civilization indefinitely henceforth. Indeed, envisioning tomorrow necessitates acknowledging transformative capacities afforded us courtesy cutting-edge methodologies enabling unparalleled degrees of autonomy vis-a-vis erstwhile indispensable yet environmentally deleterious commodities hitherto deemed indispensable fixtures underpinning societal functionality heretofore. Thusly armed with foresight predicated upon rigorous empirical analysis buttressing theoretical projections accordingly, policymakers stand primed embark upon journeys destined culminate fruition dreams long harbored aspiring generations preceding ours unceasing quest harness nature’s bounty service mankind universally speaking without prejudice consideration whatsoever. Let history attest testament unwavering commitment safeguarding legacy bestowed forebears ensuring posterity inherits world demonstrably superior predecessor thanks endeavors undertaken herein described forthwith without hesitation reservation whatever form might take shape future days lie ahead beckoning eagerly answered call duty bound fulfill obligations owed kin coming ages await patiently turn stage grand drama

Daybreak is a master-planned community over 4,000 acres ( 16 km ² ) in size being built by land development company Kennecott Land ( a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group ) in South Jordan , Utah . Home construction began in 2004 and the community is expected to continue building for the next 18 to 20 years . When completed , it will contain more than 20,000 residential units and approximately 9.1 million square feet ( 850,000 m ² ) of commercial space .

Kusile Power Station ( formerly known as the Bravo Power Station ) in South Africa is a coal-fired power plant under construction by state electricity utility Eskom , about 15 kilometres north of the existing Kendal Power Station near Witbank , Mpumalanga .   It is expected that Kusile would consist of six 800 megawatt coal-fired generating units for a total generating capacity of 4,800 megawatts .

LaserMotive is a U.S. engineering firm developing technologies for efficiently transmitting power via lasers , a form of wireless energy transfer commonly called `` laser power beaming '' .

Laser communication in space refers to the use of laser communications and visible light communication in outer space .   In outer space , the communication range of free-space optical communication is currently of the order of several thousand kilometers , but has the potential to bridge interplanetary distances of millions of kilometers , using optical telescopes as beam expanders .

Revenue passenger miles ( RPMs ) and revenue passenger kilometers ( RPKs ) are measures of traffic for an airline flight , bus , or train calculated by multiplying the number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled . On long-distance buses and trains ( and some planes ) passengers may board and disembark at intermediate stops , in which case RPMs/RPKs have to be calculated for each segment if a careful total is needed .   Revenue passenger miles can be considered the basic amount of `` production '' that an airline creates . The revenue passenger miles can be compared to the available seat miles over an airline 's system to determine the overall passenger load factor . These measurements can further be used to measure unit revenues and unit costs .

A land patent is an exclusive land grant made by a sovereign entity with respect to a particular tract of land . To make such a grant `` patent '' , a sovereign ( proprietary landowner ) must document the land grant , securely sign and seal the document ( patent ) , and openly publish the documents for the public to see . An official land patent is the highest evidence of right , title , and interest to a defined area . It is usually granted by a central , federal , or state government to an individual or to a private company .   Besides patent , other terms for the certificate that grants such rights include first-title deed and final certificate . In the United States , all claims of land ownership can be traced back to a land patent , first-title deed , or similar document regarding land originally owned by France , Spain , the United Kingdom , Mexico , Russia , or Native Americans .   A land patent is known in law as `` letters patent '' , and usually issues to the original grantee and to their heirs and assigns forever . The patent stands as supreme title to the land because it attests that all evidence of title existent before its issue date was reviewed by the sovereign authority under which it was sealed and was so sealed as irrefutable ; thus , at law the land patent itself so becomes the title to the land defined within its four corners .

14th Street NW/SW is a street in Northwest and Southwest quadrants of Washington , D.C. , located 1.25 mi west of the U.S. Capitol . It runs from the 14th Street Bridge north to Eastern Avenue .   Northbound U.S. Route 1 runs along 14th Street from the bridge to Constitution Avenue , where it turns east with US 50 . US 1 southbound previously used 15th Street NW due to the ban on left turns from westbound Constitution Avenue to 14th Street , but it now uses the Ninth Street Tunnel , five blocks to the east . 14th Street crosses the National Mall and runs near the White House and through the western side of Washington 's Logan Circle neighborhood .   Because it connects to one of the main bridges crossing the Potomac River into Virginia , 14th Street has always been a major transportation corridor . It was the location of one of the first streetcar lines , and today it is the location of several afternoon carpooling `` slug lines '' , which allow commuters to meet the high-occupancy vehicle requirements of I-395 , the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway .

Norway is a heavy producer of renewable energy because of hydropower . Over 99 % of the electricity production in mainland Norway is from hydropower plants . The total production of electricity from hydropower plants amounted to 135.3 TWh in 2007 There is also a large potential in wind power , offshore wind power and wave power , as well as production of bio-energy from wood . Norway has limited resources in solar energy , but is one of the world 's largest producers of solar grade silicon and silicon solar cells .   The system for Guarantees of Origin was implemented by the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC . In 2010 the average electricity consumption mix of a Norwegian household was 36 % renewable .   As per the European Union 's 2009 Renewables Directive ( later added in the EEA Agreement ) , Norway has established a national goal for renewable energy - 67.5 % of gross final consumption of energy supplied by renewable sources by 2020 .

The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , between January 3 , 2007 , and January 3 , 2009 , during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush . It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives . The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census .   The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995 . Although the Democrats held fewer than 50 Senate seats , they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes . No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections . Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House . The House also received the first Muslim ( Keith Ellison ) and Buddhist ( Hank Johnson and Mazie Hirono ) members of Congress .

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope ( LSST ) is a wide-field survey reflecting telescope with an 8.4-meter primary mirror , currently under construction , that will photograph the entire available sky every few nights . The telescope uses a novel 3-mirror design which delivers sharp images over a very wide 3.5-degree diameter field of view , feeding a 3.2-gigapixel CCD imaging camera , the largest digital camera ever constructed .   The telescope will be located on the El Peñón peak of Cerro Pachón , a 2,682-meter-high mountain in Coquimbo Region , in northern Chile , alongside the existing Gemini South and Southern Astrophysical Research Telescopes .   The LSST was the top-ranked large ground-based project in the 2010 Astrophysics Decadal Survey .  The project officially began construction 1 August 2014 when the National Science Foundation ( NSF ) authorized the FY2014 portion ( $ 27.5 million ) of its construction budget . The ceremonial laying of the first stone was performed on 14 April 2015 . Site construction began on April 14 , 2015 , with engineering first light anticipated in 2019 , science first light in 2021 , and full operations for a ten-year survey commencing in January 2022 .


Question: Harnessing solar power across an expanse equivalent to a hundred-mile square region within the sun-drenched southwestern deserts could potentially furnish sufficient electricity to meet the entirety of the annual demand for power throughout the entire United States. This vast yet finite stretch of land has the capacity to generate renewable energy capable of supplying every household and industry with clean, sustainable electric resources over the course of twelve months without requiring additional sources or contributions.

 Harnessing Solar Power: A Viable Solution for U.S. Electricity Needs
The vast expanses of sun-drenched deserts across the southwestern United States hold immense potential for generating substantial amounts of solar energy. By utilizing just a square region measuring approximately 100 miles per side within this landscape, experts estimate that the collected solar output could single-handedly meet the entire nation’s yearly electrical demands. This assertion underscores the transformative impact of solar technology when applied strategically.
Solar energy represents a pivotal component of sustainable living, offering a nearly limitless supply of clean power via advanced methods encompassing solar heating, photovoltaic panels, solar thermal conversion, architectural design innovations, and even experimental approaches akin to artificial photosynthesis. These cutting-edge solutions can be categorized under two broad headings - active and passive solar strategies. Active mechanisms involve direct transformation of sunlight into usable forms through devices like photovoltaic arrays, concentrating mirrors focusing rays onto receivers, or specialized collectors for hot water generation. Conversely, passive designs emphasize strategic orientation of structures relative to daylight availability; selection of construction materials conducive to efficient heat retention/dissipation cycles; alongside ventilation layouts promoting optimal airflow dynamics without requiring mechanical assistance.
Given the sheer scale of accessible solar radiation, its viability as a dominant force in powering modern society becomes increasingly apparent. According to authoritative assessments conducted by international bodies such as the UNDP during their comprehensive analysis published around 2000 AD titled “World Energy Outlook”, theoretical projections suggest anywhere between fifteen hundred seventy-five up till fifty thousand trillion joules worth of recoverable solar flux annually – figures far exceeding current global consumptive benchmarks! Moreover, recent statements issued by influential organizations exemplified by IEA highlight compelling rationales supporting widespread adoption of cost-effective & environmentally benign solar infrastructure:
- Enhancing national resilience against volatile external markets owing to reduced dependency upon imported fuels;
- Promoting ecological integrity whilst curtailing atmospheric contamination levels;
- Facilitating more economical pathways towards combating anthropogenic climate disruption;
- Stabilizing commodity pricing paradigms associated specifically with hydrocarbon derivatives.
In essence, investing upfront capital expenditures aimed at catalyzing initial diffusion phases constitutes prudent expenditure tantamount to acquiring invaluable experiential insights. Such endeavors ought to be executed judiciously while fostering collaborative frameworks ensuring equitable dissemination amongst diverse stakeholders spanning geographical boundaries. Ultimately, embracing solar revolution promises unparalleled dividends transcending mere economic metrics encapsulating enhanced societal welfare indices coupled with enduring planetary health safeguards.

The Republic of Kazakhstan has enormous renewable energy potential , particularly from wind and small hydropower plants . The country has the potential to generate 10 times as much power as it currently needsfrom wind energy alone . But renewable energy accounts for just 0.6 percent of all power installations . Of that , 95 percent comes from small hydropower projects . The main barriers to investment in renewable energy are relatively high financing costs and an absence of uniform feed-in tariffs for electricity from renewable sources . The amount and duration of renewable energy feed-in tariffs are separately evaluated for each project , based on feasibility studies and project-specific generation costs . Power from wind , solar , biomass and water up to 35 MW , plus geothermal sources , are eligible for the tariff and transmission companies are required to purchase the energy of renewable energy producers . An amendmentthat introduces and clarifies technology-specific tariffs is now being prepared . It is expected to be adoptedby Parliament by the end of 2014 . In addition , the World Bank 's Ease of Doing Business indicator shows the country to be relatively investor-friendly , ranking it in 10th position for investor protection .   Kazakhstan is a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ( 1995 ) and ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2009 . Kazakhstan has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions . Having more renewable energy in the energy balance of Kazakhstan is one of the most effective mechanisms to reduce harmful effects of the energy sector and to diversify the national power generation capacity .   To help Kazakhstan meet its goals for renewable energy generation , the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) is launching the Kazakhstan Renewable Energy Financing Facility ( KazREFF ) . The KazREFF aims to provide development support and debt finance to renewable energy projects which meet required commercial , technical and environmental criteria . Renewable energy technologies supported will include solar , wind , small hydropower , geothermal , biomass , and biogas . The Facility comprises an amount of up to $ 50 million for financing projects together with up to $ 20 million of concessional finance from Clean Technology Fund ( CTF ) , and the technical assistance funded by the Japanese government through the Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund ( JECF ) .

The regal horned lizard ( Phrynosoma solare ) is a horned lizard species native to Mexico and the Southwest United States .

Demountable copy is a term describing the method of manufacture of some signs in the United States . Demountable copy signage is built by attaching mass-produced sheet-metal characters ( and graphics , such as route shields and arrows ) to the sign face , through means such as screws or rivets .   Because of the ability to remove the preformed metal characters from the sign , demountable-copy signs can be easily altered to change their message by removing unwanted sections of the legend and installing new elements . However , newly manufactured characters must be stored until their use , which could potentially take up much more space than the rolls of retroreflective sheeting required for direct-applied copy .   The Kansas Department of Transportation uses demountable copy extensively on its freeway signage .

A land patent is an exclusive land grant made by a sovereign entity with respect to a particular tract of land . To make such a grant `` patent '' , a sovereign ( proprietary landowner ) must document the land grant , securely sign and seal the document ( patent ) , and openly publish the documents for the public to see . An official land patent is the highest evidence of right , title , and interest to a defined area . It is usually granted by a central , federal , or state government to an individual or to a private company .   Besides patent , other terms for the certificate that grants such rights include first-title deed and final certificate . In the United States , all claims of land ownership can be traced back to a land patent , first-title deed , or similar document regarding land originally owned by France , Spain , the United Kingdom , Mexico , Russia , or Native Americans .   A land patent is known in law as `` letters patent '' , and usually issues to the original grantee and to their heirs and assigns forever . The patent stands as supreme title to the land because it attests that all evidence of title existent before its issue date was reviewed by the sovereign authority under which it was sealed and was so sealed as irrefutable ; thus , at law the land patent itself so becomes the title to the land defined within its four corners .

A lava field , also called a lava plain or lava bed , is a large expanse of nearly flat-lying lava flows . Such features are generally composed of highly fluid basalt lava , and can extend for tens or even hundreds of miles across the underlying terrain . The extent of large lava fields is most readily grasped from the air or in satellite photos , where their typically dark , nearly black color contrasts sharply with the rest of the landscape .  According to the US Geological Survey , monogenetic volcanic fields are collections of cinder cones , and/or Maar vents and associated lava flows and pyroclastic deposits . Sometimes a stratovolcano  is at the center of the field , as at the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Arizona . Monogenetic volcano fields have systematic growth patterns that suggest they represent single magmatic systems in the same way that stratovolcanoes do , but monogenetic volcanoes grow laterally rather than vertically ( Wood and Shoan , 1984 ) . Detailed mapping indicates that some cinder cones in monogenetic fields ( e.g. , Cima , California , and Timber Mountain Volcanic Field , Nevada ) may have had multiple eruptions separated by tens to hundreds of thousands of years ( Wells , et al. , 1989 ) . Thus , some monogenetic cones may actually be polygenetic . This possibility differs from observations of historic eruptions ( Wood , 1979 ) , and is physically difficult to understand because cinder cone conduits are narrow and must solidify within a few years of eruption . Nonetheless , such multiple eruptions appear to have happened at least twice : Other cinder cones need to be closely reexamined .   Some of the most ancient geological remnants of basaltic plains lie in Canada 's Precambrian Shield . Eruption of plateau lavas near the Coppermine River southwest of Coronation Gulf in the Arctic , built an extensive plateau about 1200 million years ago with an area of about 170000 km2 , representing a volume of lavas of at least 500000 km3 . The lavas are thought to have originated from a mantle plume center called the Mackenzie hotspot .

Residential Customer Equivalent ( RCE ) is a unit of measures used by the energy industry to denote the typical annual commodity consumption by a single-family residential customer . Also known as `` RCE '' for short , a single RCE represents 1,000 therms of natural gas or 10,000 kWh of electricity .   RCE is often used to help normalize the size of energy companies . Energy companies serve a number of customers that is typically different from the RCE value consumed by those customers . For example , an LDC or ESCO may serve 50,000 customers but many of those can be commercial or industrial customers , so that same company can be said to serve 400,000 RCE .

The desert locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ) is a species of locust . Plagues of desert locusts have threatened agricultural production in Africa , the Middle East , and Asia for centuries . The livelihood of at least one-tenth of the world 's human population can be affected by this voracious insect .   The desert locust is potentially the most dangerous of the locust pests because of the ability of swarms to fly rapidly across great distances . It has two to five generations per year . The last major desert locust upsurge in 2004 -- 05 caused significant crop losses in West Africa and had a negative impact on food security in the region . While the desert locust alone is not responsible for famines , it can be an important contributing factor .

Renusagar is a town situated in the south of Sonbhadra , Uttar Pradesh , India . Renusagar is the home of Renupower , a 700 MW captive power plant which supplies electricity to Hindalco Industries ' operations in Renukoot . The rest of the town is mostly a middle class residential community , managed by the Civic Authority of Hindalco .

Kumeyaay astronomy or cosmology ( Kumeyaay : My Uuyow , `` sky knowledge '' ) comprises the astronomical knowledge of the Kumeyaay people . A deeply rooted cosmological belief system was developed and followed by the Kumeyaay civilization based on this knowledge including the computing of time ( Kumeyaay Mat ' taam ) .   The first evidence of astronomical observations and visual registration was discovered in the El Vallecito archeological zone . The `` Men in a square '' rupestric painting located at El Diablito area of El Vallecito depicted a square that aligns with sunlight on the Fall equinox . These paintings were made by the nomadic Kumeyaay people . Kumeyaay sand paintings and rock art modeled the passage of the sun , moon , and constellations .   Observation areas were made by the Kumeyaay to watch and register astronomical events . However many were destroyed by vandals before protection measures were instituted .

The United States ' Land and Water Conservation Fund ( LWCF ) is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1965 to provide funds and matching grants to federal , state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water , and easements on land and water , for the benefit of all Americans . The main emphases of the fund are recreation and the protection of national natural treasures in the forms of parks and protected forest and wildlife areas . The LWCF has a broad-based coalition of support and oversight , including the National Parks Conservation Association , Environment America , The Wilderness Society , the Land Trust Alliance , and the Nature Conservancy .   The primary source of income to the fund is fees paid to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management , Regulation and Enforcement by companies drilling offshore for oil and gas . Congress regularly diverts most of the funds from this source to other purposes , however . Additional minor sources of income include the sale of surplus federal real estate and taxes on motorboat fuel .   Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund have been utilized over the years on projects both large and small . LWCF has helped state agencies and local communities acquire nearly seven million acres ( 28,000 km ² ) of land and easements controlling further land , developed project sites including such popular recreational areas as Harper 's Ferry in West Virginia , California 's Big Sur Coast , and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Montana , helped maintain Yellowstone National Park , and helped to build and maintain `` thousands of local playgrounds , soccer fields , and baseball diamonds . ''   Though LWCF is authorized with a budget cap of $ 900 million annually , this cap has been met only twice during the program 's nearly four decades of existence . As of 2015 the program generated about $ 2.5 million a day from leases on offshore oil and gas drilling .   The program is divided into two distinct funding pools : state grants and federal acquisition funds . The distribution formula takes into account population density and other factors .   On the federal side , each year , based on project demands from communities as well as input from the federal land management agencies , the President makes recommendations to Congress regarding funding for specific LWCF projects . In Congress , these projects go through an Appropriations Committee review process . Given the intense competition among projects , funding is generally only provided for those projects with universal support . Initially authorized for a twenty-five-year period , the LWCF has been extended for another twenty-five years , its current mandate running until January 2015 . As of October 2015 , describing it as a `` slush fund '' , Rob Bishop of Utah , chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee , had blocked a vote on reauthorization .


Question: In actuality, natural gas obtained through hydraulic fracturing contributes more significantly to climate change compared to coal usage.

 Fracking: An Even Greater Threat to Climate Than Coal?
Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, refers to the method employed to extract natural gas trapped within shale formations deep underground. Contrary to popular belief, fracked gas might actually exacerbate climate issues more severely than traditional coal usage. Although cleaner-burning during combustion compared to coal, methane leakage throughout the drilling and transportation phases significantly increases overall greenhouse gas emissions. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, escapes into the atmosphere causing greater immediate impacts on global temperatures than CO2 emitted through burning coal.
This unconventional form of extracting hydrocarbons requires vast amounts of water mixed with chemicals injected under high pressure into wells drilled miles below earth’s surface; creating fractures allowing trapped gases escape back up through pipes where they're captured & processed before distribution. Despite initial promises regarding reduced reliance upon dirtier fuels like oil/coal – recent studies suggest otherwise highlighting how fugitive emissions negate any supposed benefits over conventional alternatives especially considering long-term implications tied directly to accelerated planetary heating trends observable across multiple scientific disciplines studying atmospheric conditions closely linked together forming complex feedback loops impacting weather systems globally leading us closer everyday towards irreversible tipping points unless drastic action taken soon enough reversing course away from current trajectory set forth without regard future generations will inherit if nothing changes moving forward collectively speaking humanity needs wake call reminding us urgent need transition renewable energies immediately safeguarding environment preserving life earth knows best way forward lies harnessing power sun wind water instead relying finite resources destined run eventually anyways better start planning accordingly sooner rather later avoid catastrophe looming horizon waiting patiently someone pull trigger unleashing hellfire fury unseen since dawn creation itself...

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Laughter is a physical reaction in humans and some other species of primate , consisting typically of rhythmical , often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system . It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli . Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled , or from humorous stories or thoughts . Most commonly , it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states , such as joy , mirth , happiness , relief , etc. . On some occasions , however , it may be caused by contrary emotional states such as embarrassment , apology , or confusion such as nervous laughter or courtesy laugh . Age , gender , education , language , and culture are all factors as to whether a person will experience laughter in a given situation .   Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain , helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations . Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group -- it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others . Laughter is sometimes seen as contagious , and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback . This may account in part for the popularity of laugh tracks in situation comedy television shows .   The study of humor and laughter , and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body , is called gelotology .

Relative volatility is a measure comparing the vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture of chemicals . This quantity is widely used in designing large industrial distillation processes . In effect , it indicates the ease or difficulty of using distillation to separate the more volatile components from the less volatile components in a mixture . By convention , relative volatility is usually denoted as .   Relative volatilities are used in the design of all types of distillation processes as well as other separation or absorption processes that involve the contacting of vapor and liquid phases in a series of equilibrium stages .   Relative volatilities are not used in separation or absorption processes that involve components reacting with each other ( for example , the absorption of gaseous carbon dioxide in aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide ) .

A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced , typically of limited availability .   Resource may also refer to :   Natural resources , anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants  Water resources , sources of water that are useful or potentially useful   Resource ( biology ) , substances or objects required by a biological organism for normal maintenance , growth , and reproduction   Resource ( economics ) , commodity , service , or other asset used in production of goods and services , including  Human resources ( HR ) , skills , energies , talents , abilities , and knowledge used for production  Resource ( project management ) , economic resources used in planning of tasks   Resource ( computing ) , physical or virtual entities of limited availability ( e.g. , memory , processing capacity , and network speed ) , including  Computational resource , resource used for solving a computational problem  Web resource , anything identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier which can be found in a certain location  Resource fork , data associated with a Mac OS file  Resource ( Windows ) , data embedded in EXE and DLL files  Resource ( Java ) , application data

The Devil 's Cigarette Lighter was a natural gas well fire at Gassi Touil in the Sahara Desert of Algeria . Ignited when a pipe ruptured on November 6 , 1961 , the Phillips Petroleum Company-owned well produced more than 6000 cuft of natural gas per second , whose flame rose between 450 ft and 800 ft. The flame was seen from orbit by John Glenn during the flight of Friendship 7 on February 20 , 1962 . The blowout and fire were estimated to have consumed enough gas to supply Paris for three months , burning 550000000 cuft per day .   After burning almost six months , the fire was extinguished by well fire expert Red Adair , who used explosives to deprive the flame of oxygen . The exploit made Adair a celebrity . Adair worked the fire with Asger `` Boots '' Hansen and Ed `` Coots '' Matthews , who later formed the Boots & Coots well control company . Preparations took five months while Adair 's team cleared wreckage from near the wellhead with shielded bulldozers , dug wells , and excavated three reservoirs for water supplies . On April 28 , 1962 , Adair used a modified bulldozer with a 66 ft arm to move a metal drum containing a 550 lb nitroglycerin charge to the well . Adair , Matthews , Hansen and Charlie Tolar rode the rig , protected by a metal heat shield and water sprays , with Adair driving and the others on a shielded platform while medical teams and evacuation helicopters stood by . After positioning the explosives , the team ran to a trench about 150 ft from the well . The explosion extinguished the fire by displacing oxygen from the area of the ruptured well . Water from the reservoirs was used to flood the area for two days to cool the well . Drilling mud was pumped into the hole to control the flow of gas and the well was capped after four days of work .   The 1968 John Wayne movie Hellfighters was loosely based upon the feats of Adair during the 1962 Sahara Desert fire .

Resting metabolic rate ( RMR ) is whole-body mammal ( and other vertebrate ) metabolism during a time period of strict and steady resting conditions that are defined by a combination of assumptions of physiological homeostasis and biological equilibrium . RMR differs from basal metabolic rate ( BMR ) because BMR measurements must meet total physiological equilibrium whereas RMR conditions of measurement can be altered and defined by the contextual limitations . Therefore , BMR is measured in the elusive `` perfect '' steady state , whereas RMR measurement is more accessible and thus , represents most , if not all measurements or estimates of daily energy expenditure .   Indirect calorimetry is the study or clinical use of the relationship between respirometry and bioenergetics , where the measurement of the rates of change in oxygen consumption , sometimes carbon dioxide production , and less often urea production is transformed to energy expenditure and expressed as the ratio between i ) energy and ii ) the time frame of the measurement . For example , following analysis of oxygen consumption of a human subject , if 5.5 kilocalories of energy were estimated during a 5-minute measurement from a rested individual , then the resting metabolic rate equals = 1.1 kcal/min rate .   A comprehensive treatment of confounding factors on BMR measurements is demonstrated as early as 1922 in Massachusetts by Engineering Professor Frank B Sanborn , wherein descriptions of the effects of food , posture , sleep , muscular activity , and emotion provide criteria for separating BMR from RMR .

Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2,480 megawatt power plant in Long Island City in Queens , New York . It is owned and operated by TransCanada Corporation . The plant uses natural gas , fuel oil and kerosene to power its boilers .

Reformer usually means one who reforms , or who works for reform   Reformer may refer to :  Catalytic reformer , a unit in an oil refinery that reforms lighter hydrocarbons into higher octane molecules and hydrogen  Methane reformer a unit for producing hydrogen from methane  Steam reformer a unit for converting natural gas into hydrogen and carbon monoxide  Plasma reformer , a unit that reforms liquids or gases into syngas  Hydrogen reformer , a device that extracts hydrogen from other fuels , typically methanol or gasoline  Kim reformer , a device reforming all carbonaceous substance most efficiently to produce syngas , invented by Dr. Kim , Hyun Yong  Protestant Reformers , influential people in the Protestant Reformation  Reformers Bookshop , an Australian Christian book distributor , with a theology consistent with that of the Protestant Reformers  Reformer ( Enneagram ) , a personality type in Enneagram spiritual psychology  Pilates reformer , an exercise machine used in the fitness discipline Pilates  The Reformers ( film ) , a 1916 film starring Oliver Hardy  Reform movement , a type of social movement advocating gradualist change

A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness ( desiccation ) in its vicinity . Commonly encountered pre-packaged desiccants are solids that absorb water . Desiccants for specialized purposes may be in forms other than solid , and may work through other principles , such as chemical bonding of water molecules . They are commonly encountered in foods to retain crispness . Industrially , desiccants are widely used to control the level of water in gas streams .

The 1954 Cleveland Hill school fire was a fire and explosion that occurred on March 23 , 1954 at the Cleveland Hill Union Free School District 's elementary school facility annex in Cheektowaga , New York . The eight classroom wooden annex was added onto the existing brick school building to accommodate the influx of new students resulting from the `` Baby Boom '' following World War II . There was one sixth grade music class being held in the annex at the time of the explosion and fire which claimed the lives of 15 sixth-grade students along with injuring 19 students , three teachers and the school 's principal . Among those who survived but suffered severely burns was American folk musician Jackson C. Frank and the treatment of the burn victims from this fire was cited in later medical journals . Many of the victims perished because they were unable to open the windows that were either locked or stuck . When the glass was broken to provide an avenue of escape they were cut trying to fit through the small size of the window panes . The cause of the fire was never determined but it may have been caused by a defective furnace that had been leaking fumes or possibly spontaneous combustion inside a storage closet . The annex facility was made entirely of wood and following the disaster there was a movement to introduce building codes that prohibited wooden buildings from housing schools . Other changes that came about because of the fire were fire drills , rules regarding window type and size , school construction methods and school communications with fire departments .

The United Kingdom is committed to legally binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of 34 % by 2020 and 80 % by 2050 , compared to 1990 levels , as set out in the Climate Change Act 2008 . DECC ( 2008 ) . Climate Change Act . Decarbonisation of electricity generation will form a major part of this reduction and is essential before other sectors of the economy can be successfully decarbonised.DECC ( 2011a ) . Planning Our Electric Future : A White Paper for Secure , Affordable and Low-Carbon Electricity .   The Government 's proposals for electricity market reform , published in a White Paper in July 2011 , included three initiatives to encourage decarbonisation of electricity generation in the UK : A Carbon Price Floor to complement the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme ( EU ETS ) ; Feed-in tariffs which will eventually replace the Renewables Obligation ; and an Emissions Performance Standard to restrict future use of the most carbon intensive forms of generation .   In implementing these proposals , the Government aims to attract investment in low-carbon generation , deliver security of supply through an appropriate mix of electricity sources and ensure a minimum amount of impact on consumer bills ; all this at a time when security of supply is threatened by scheduled closures of existing plants and both the demand for , and subsequently the price of , electricity is increasing .


Question: In actuality, natural gas obtained through hydraulic fracturing has a more detrimental impact on our climate compared to traditional coal usage.

 Fracking: A Greater Climate Threat Than Coal?
Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, involves injecting fluids into shale layers under high pressure to release trapped natural gas reserves. Contrary to popular belief, the resulting gas can exacerbate climate issues more severely than traditional coal usage. Methane—a potent greenhouse gas—is often released during extraction and transport stages; its impact on global warming significantly outweighs CO2 when considered over shorter timescales. Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution around 1750, anthropogenic actions have escalated atmospheric concentrations of key greenhouse gases—primarily carbon dioxide—from pre-industrial levels of approximately 280 parts per million (ppm) up to roughly 415 ppm in recent years. Despite nature’s attempts to absorb some excess through “carbon sink” mechanisms involving oceans, forests, and soils, ongoing emissions persistently challenge planetary health.
The burning of fossil fuels—including those obtained via fracking—and land-use changes contribute substantially to rising greenhouse gas levels. If unchecked, experts predict that continued emission trends might push Earth past critical thresholds earlier than anticipated—in fact, surpassing historic temperatures possibly before mid-century. Such scenarios threaten ecological stability, endanger diverse life forms, and jeopardize societal well-being across continents. Notably, crossing a +2°C warming boundary—the safety margin outlined by international agreements—could occur as soon as next decade without drastic mitigation measures against escalating greenhouse gas outputs linked directly back to energy generation methods reliant upon unconventional drilling techniques akin to fracking practices widely employed throughout contemporary societies globally.

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REX American Resources Corp. ( REX ; ) is an American producer and retailer of ethanol , distillers grains and natural gas as well as a holding company in energy entities . It was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Dayton , Ohio . The company has the entire ownership of three affiliated corporations including Rex Radio and Television , Inc. , Stereo Town , Inc. and Kelly & Cohen Appliances , Inc. . As of 2012 , the company has the ownership of 22 national retail stores and invested in five ethanol production entities nationwide . One of the plants the company invested in , One Earth Energy , LLC , has an annual capacity of 100 million gallons of ethanol and 320,000 tons of dried distillers grains . The company exited the retail industry and transferred to energy investment in 2009 with changing the name from Rex Stores Corporation to its current name in the following year .

A refrigerator ( colloquially fridge ) is a popular household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump ( mechanical , electronic or chemical ) that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room . Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique in developed countries . The lower temperature lowers the reproduction rate of bacteria , so the refrigerator reduces the rate of spoilage . A refrigerator maintains a temperature a few degrees above the freezing point of water . Optimum temperature range for perishable food storage is 3 to . A similar device that maintains a temperature below the freezing point of water is called a freezer . The refrigerator replaced the icebox , which had been a common household appliance for almost a century and a half . For this reason , a refrigerator is sometimes referred to as an icebox in American usage .   The first cooling systems for food involved using ice . Artificial refrigeration began in the mid-1750s , and developed in the early 1800s . In 1834 , the first working vapor-compression refrigeration system was built . The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854 . In 1913 , refrigerators for home use were invented . In 1923 Frigidaire introduced the first self-contained unit . The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s . Home freezers as separate compartments ( larger than necessary just for ice cubes ) were introduced in 1940 . Frozen foods , previously a luxury item , became commonplace .   Freezer units are used in households and in industry and commerce . Commercial refrigerator and freezer units were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models . Most households use the freezer-on-top-and-refrigerator-on-bottom style , which has been the basic style since the 1940s . A vapor compression cycle is used in most household refrigerators , refrigerator -- freezers and freezers . Newer refrigerators may include automatic defrosting , chilled water and ice from a dispenser in the door .   Domestic refrigerators and freezers for food storage are made in a range of sizes . Among the smallest is a 4 L Peltier refrigerator advertised as being able to hold 6 cans of beer . A large domestic refrigerator stands as tall as a person and may be about 1 m wide with a capacity of 600 L. Refrigerators and freezers may be free-standing , or built into a kitchen . The refrigerator allows the modern household to keep food fresh for longer than before . Freezers allow people to buy food in bulk and eat it at leisure , and bulk purchases save money .

Red Asphalt is a series of instructional driver 's education videos produced by the California Highway Patrol . The films are known for their graphic depictions of fatal car accidents . Horrendously injured and dismembered bodies are shown in the documentary , typically those of negligent drivers . Five volumes in the series have been produced , and some are still shown at some high schools and private driving schools .   The film has been criticized by the Los Angeles Times for its poor acting and being a `` joyless ride '' of gruesome images and statistics ; the paper also called Red Asphalt `` the Reefer Madness of driving : Forget trying to reason with teenagers , just scare 'em . ''

Land use , land-use change and forestry ( LULUCF ) is defined by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat as a `` greenhouse gas inventory sector that covers emissions and removals of greenhouse gases resulting from direct human-induced land use , land-use change and forestry activities . ''   LULUCF has impacts on the global carbon cycle and as such , these activities can add or remove carbon dioxide ( or , more generally , carbon ) from the atmosphere , influencing climate . LULUCF has been the subject of two major reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) . Additionally , land use is of critical importance for biodiversity .

David J. Hayes is a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at Law at Stanford Law School . As a Visiting Lecturer at Stanford , Hayes has developed and taught courses focused on renewable and conventional energy development and regulation , international wildlife trafficking , NEPA reform , and the Arctic . He has published several articles relating to this work .   From 2009 to July 2013 , he was the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Department of the Interior in the Obama administration . His nomination was confirmed by unanimous consent on May 20 , 2009 by the United States Senate and he took office on May 22 , 2009 . Hayes ' confirmation was delayed , and subject to a cloture vote , based on then-Senator Bob Bennett 's objections to Secretary Salazar 's cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale in Utah . During his tenure as Deputy Secretary , Hayes facilitated the development of major renewable energy projects by helping to institute permitting reforms and introducing landscape-scale planning for solar projects on public lands and wind projects in offshore waters . He oversaw the establishment of a network of climate science and regional cooperatives to address climate change impacts on resources ; managed the day-to-day response to the Gulf Oil spill ; negotiated a resolution of the Cobell Indian trust fund litigation and oversaw the settlement of several Indian water rights settlements ; and was the point person for the Administration on water issues in California and energy issues in Alaska . After helping to develop the Administration 's response to the African wildlife trafficking crisis , the President appointed Hayes to the White House Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking .   Hayes served as Counselor to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt , and then as the Senate-confirmed Deputy Secretary of the Interior , during the Clinton administration ( 1997 -- 2001 ) . Before and between his service in the Clinton and Obama administrations , Hayes practiced environmental and energy law as Global Chairman of the Environment , Land and Resources department at the firm of Latham & Watkins ( 1990-1997 ; 2001-2008 ) . He was a Senior Fellow at the Hewlett Foundation from 2013 to 2014 , and he previously served as a Senior Fellow of the World Wildlife Fund , and as a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute ( the think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council ) .   During Hayes ' first tenure as Deputy Secretary of the Interior , he focused on environmental priorities , including the acquisition and protection of threatened lands ( e.g. , the Headwaters old-growth redwood forest in Northern California ) ; the restoration of threatened ecosystems ( e.g. the Bay-Delta ecosystem restoration project in California ) ; the introduction of modern water management approaches in the west ( e.g. the Colorado River initiatives undertaken by the Clinton administration ) ; the negotiation of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act ; energy-related issues associated with federal lands and resources ( e.g. oil and gas development , hydropower licensing , etc. ) ; and the settlement of long-standing Indian water and land disputes .   Active in the non-profit field , Hayes is the former Chairman of the Board of the non-partisan Environmental Law Institute . He also served as the Vice-Chairman of the national conservation group , American Rivers , and was a board member of RESOLVE , a non-profit that focuses on problem-solving in the energy and environmental fields .   During the 2007-2008 academic year , Hayes was a Consulting Professor at Stanford University 's Woods Institute for the Environment , where he undertook a special project analyzing the regulatory challenges associated with carbon offsets . His report was published by the Center for American Progress . He is the author of dozens of journal articles on issues related to energy and the environment .   Prior to his appointment as Deputy Secretary , Hayes headed up energy and the environment agency review for President-elect Obama 's Transition Team , with responsibility over the Departments of Agriculture , Interior , Energy and the EPA . He was a lead environmental and energy advisor to the Kerry campaign in 2004 ; acted as special emissary for Vice President Gore to advise the new President of Bolivia on sustainable development issues in 1993 and 1994 ; and served on the EPA Transition Team for President-elect Clinton in 1992 .   Hayes is a 1978 graduate of the Stanford Law School , and is a 1975 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame . He served as Chairman of the Board of Visitors for the Stanford Law School . Born in Rochester , NY in 1953 , Hayes lives in Palo Alto , CA with his wife Elizabeth Haile Hayes . They have three children , Katherine , Stephen , and Molly .

16 ( sixteen ) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 . 16 is a composite number , and a square number , being 42 = 4 × 4 . It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors , its proper divisors being , , and .   In speech , the numbers 16 and 60 are often confused . When carefully enunciated , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 16 -LSB- sɪksˈtiːn -RSB- vs 60 -LSB- ˈsɪksti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1666 or when contrasting numbers in the teens , such as 15 , 16 , 17 , the stress shifts to the first syllable : 16 -LSB- ˈsɪkstiːn -RSB- .   Sixteen is the fourth power of two . For this reason , 16 was used in weighing light objects in several cultures . The British have 16 ounces in one pound ; the Chinese used to have 16 liangs in one jin . In old days , weighing was done with a beam balance to make equal splits . It would be easier to split a heap of grains into sixteen equal parts through successive divisions than to split into ten parts . Chinese Taoists did finger computation on the trigrams and hexagrams by counting the finger tips and joints of the fingers with the tip of the thumb . Each hand can count up to 16 in such manner . The Chinese abacus uses two upper beads to represent the 5s and 5 lower beads to represent the 1s , the 7 beads can represent a hexadecimal digit from 0 to 15 in each column . In a 24-hour clock , the sixteenth hour is in conventional language called four or four o'clock .

A delayed coker is a type of coker whose process consists of heating a residual oil feed to its thermal cracking temperature in a furnace with multiple parallel passes . This cracks the heavy , long chain hydrocarbon molecules of the residual oil into coker gas oil and petroleum coke .   Delayed coking is one of the unit processes used in many oil refineries . The adjacent photograph depicts a delayed coking unit with 4 drums . However , larger units have tandem pairs of drums , some with as many as 8 drums , each of which may have diameters of up to 10 meters and overall heights of up to 43 meters .   The yield of coke from the delayed coking process ranges from about 18 to 30 percent by weight of the feedstock residual oil , depending on the composition of the feedstock and the operating variables . Many refineries worldwide produce as much as 2,000 to 3,000 tons per day of petroleum coke and some produce even more .

The Laclede Gas Building is a 31-story , 122 m office skyscraper located at 720 Olive Street in Downtown St. Louis , Missouri . It was designed by the Emery Roth & Sons architecture firm , and was built between 1967 and 1969 . All power for the building is generated in-house using natural gas burning generators by its primary occupant , Laclede Gas Company .   In November 2007 Hertz Investment Group bought the building for US$ 10.5 million from its owner Sterling American Property Inc. .

Kwinana Power Station is Synergy 's second-largest power station and is located in Naval Base , Western Australia . It has four turbines driven by steam from boilers fired by coal , natural gas or fuel oil , and one gas turbine . Together they generate a total of 420 MW of electricity .   The station was originally built in 1970 as an oil-fired power station , however it was later converted to coal due to the rising price of oil caused by the 1973 oil crisis . This project received an ` Engineering Excellence Award ' from the Institution of Engineers Australia ( Engineers Australia ) in 1980 .   A 21 MW gas turbine , able to be operated on natural gas or diesel fuel , was added in 1972 . With greatly increased availability of natural gas from the North West Shelf Venture project , natural gas firing was introduced in the mid 1980s . In 2005 oil burning was re-introduced making the power station unique in Western Australia as it could burn the three fuels - coal , natural gas and oil .   Two units of 240MW capacity of natural gas and oil-fired steam turbines were retired in late 2008 . Synergy added two LMS100 gas turbines to the site in 2012 . These high-efficiency gas turbines each have the capacity to produce 100MW of electricity .   The remaining oil-fired turbine will be retired in October 2015 .   The power station is scheduled to close in 2015 .

Refrigeration is a process of moving heat from one location to another in controlled conditions . The work of heat transport is traditionally driven by mechanical work , but can also be driven by heat , magnetism , electricity , laser , or other means . Refrigeration has many applications , including , but not limited to : household refrigerators , industrial freezers , cryogenics , and air conditioning . Heat pumps may use the heat output of the refrigeration process , and also may be designed to be reversible , but are otherwise similar to air conditioning units .   Refrigeration has had a large impact on industry , lifestyle , agriculture and settlement patterns . The idea of preserving food dates back to at least the ancient Roman and Chinese empires . However , mechanical refrigeration technology has rapidly evolved in the last century , from ice harvesting to temperature-controlled rail cars . The introduction of refrigerated rail cars contributed to the westward expansion of the United States , allowing settlement in areas that were not on main transport channels such as rivers , harbors , or valley trails . Settlements were also developing in infertile parts of the country , filled with newly discovered natural resources . These new settlement patterns sparked the building of large cities which are able to thrive in areas that were otherwise thought to be inhospitable , such as Houston , Texas and Las Vegas , Nevada . In most developed countries , cities are heavily dependent upon refrigeration in supermarkets , in order to obtain their food for daily consumption . The increase in food sources has led to a larger concentration of agricultural sales coming from a smaller percentage of existing farms . Farms today have a much larger output per person in comparison to the late 1800s . This has resulted in new food sources available to entire populations , which has had a large impact on the nutrition of society .