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    In any society or institution, success is almost invariably linked to and defined by progress and expansion. This inherent desire to grow on a large scale and with consistency originates many years ago and goes as far back as biblical times in which conquering the land and dominion control were of utmost priorityVIDEO. In recent years, we have begun to recognize that any form of achievement, long-term feats included, do not endure eternally. Therefore, effective preparation for potentially disastrous

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    Presidential Amnesty Program (Amnesty), a local form of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR), on crude oil production in Nigeria. The President of Nigeria announced the program on June 25th, 2009 which aimed to put an end to the insurgency crisis experienced in the Niger Delta region, particularly between 2006 - 2009 which had led to an average loss of about 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day (cited in Asuni, 2009) and which had major implications for the government 's revenue. Militants were

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    End of Conventional Oil In our recent history, oil has been the driver of the global economy. The advance of modern industrial civilizations was facilitated by cheap and abundant energy in form of fossil fuels. At present, oil accounts for about 40% of the primary energy source and natural gas contributes 23%. This statistic shows how much the world is dependent on oil. The dependence on oil is majorly in the industrial, transportation, and agricultural sectors. The use of oil as a fuel source is

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    For this part of the strategic analysis, I will need to pull up the history of my organization, my SWOT analysis, my competitive analysis, and my recommendation of whether or not the sustainable initiative is feasible. After assembling these documents you will complete a systems analysis. Within that analysis, I will determine the following: • Determine an activity that will impact the successful implementation of the sustainable initiative. • Define the functions of that activity and the sub-activities

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    prices. A very well-known example of such a crisis was the 70s oil shock, which began in October 1973 when the members of the organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) proclaimed an oil embargo based on political causes against the United States and other countries

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    the current situation of oil, we have to go back in time to understand the oil price fluctuations throughout the years and its role in the U.S and Global economy. The Industrial Revolution, which started between 1850-1865, with the development of the Watt steam engine initiated a wave of mechanization in Europe and the United States This revolution was driven by Coal, which became the main source of energy in the beginning years. In response to the dwindling supply whale oil, the United States market

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    Increased energy demands, the need for dependence on oil imports, and rising oil prices have created a new found interest in renewable, biomass fuels. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) added onto the Renewable Fuel Standard that required that all U.S. transportation fuels contain at least 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022. Algae biofuels have the potential to make a significant contribution to achieving these goals and having our nation become an energy independent

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    Naturally the capitalistic world that we live in breeds competition, in turn leading to powerful private interests. This has resulted in powerful industrial partnerships with political figures. In order to bring our society forward, we must act for change to encourage modernization, overcoming the stacked odds. The only way to influence our country’s dependency on carbon-based energy is to make way for environmental advocates at all levels of policy. The Paris Climate Change efforts have us headed

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    In this world there are pointless wars going on for oil, money, and power. Pointless economic wars throughout the countries going on and for what? The government has been providing only a fraction of the free energy sources they have to keep the oil field booming: and to make matters worse is the corporate cities are watching as the president and foreign countries scam the U.S. citizens and continue to destroy the earth with harmful chemicals, while individuals continue to attempt to prove conspiracy

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    In this world, there are pointless wars going on for oil, money, and power. Pointless economic wars throughout the countries going on and for what? The government has been providing only a fraction of the free energy sources they have to keep the oil field booming: and to make matters worse, corporate cities are watching as the president and foreign countries scam the U.S. citizens and continue to destroy the earth with harmful chemicals, while individuals continue to attempt to prove conspiracy

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