Category Archives: Environment

Social Indicators

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Summarising from the experience of social indicators application in the United States, Cobb and Rixford listed 12 lessons for the current development of social indicators that will make an impact to the society: q Obtaining a figure does not equate … Continue reading →

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Fossil Fuels:Overview and Impact

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source fuels, that is, hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the earth’s crust. They range from very volatile materials with low carbon:hydrogen ratios like methane, to liquid petroleum to nonvolatile materials composed … Continue reading →

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