something. Hydraulic fracturing is a long and dangerous process to retrieve pockets of oil and gas that is deep underground. Basically nearly two million to four million gallons of water is used for one single area of fracking. The millions of gallons of water is then mixed with between the ranges of fifteen thousand and sixty thousand gallons of toxic chemicals which will make the water useless after it is used for fracking. Once the drilling begins it does not stop until it hits shale, which is what contains
ounce 1 cubic inch (cu in, in3): * 1 cu in = 16.387 cc * 1 cu in = 16.387 ml * 1 cu in = 0.0043 gallon * 1 cu in = 0.017 quart * 1 cu in = 0.035 pint * 1 cu in = 0.036 lb (water) * 1 cu in = 0.576 oz. (water) * 1 cu in = 0.554 fluid oz. * 1 cu in = 0.00058 cubic foot * 1 cu in = 0.0164 liter * 1 cu in = 16.39 gram (water) * 1 cubic foot (cu ft, ft3): * 1 cu ft = 7.481 gallon * 1 cu ft = 29.922 quart * ... ... middle of paper ... ...ter) * 1 g = 0.001 liter (water) * 1 g
“He’d wrestle his Parents” (Nye line 2). For many children they do this all the time. In the poem “Our Son Swears He Has 102 Gallons of Water in His Body,” Naomi Shihab Nye describes this situation between a child and a parent arguing over the solution to a math problem. After analyzing the poem, the reader is the poem not only describes this conflict, but it also stresses the relationship between a child and their parents. In the beginning, the speaker reveals the conflict between the son and
The average for the week that was measured was a total of 98 gallons of waste that was generated. The estimated waste generated that was not recyclable or compostable was 13 gallons. This was calculated by monitoring the amount of raw food waste and soiled materials that must be deposited into a landfill. My household generated one kitchen size garbage bag full of waste. The estimated waste that was recyclable materials was 65 gallons. This amount was calculated by monitoring the amount of plastics
Even though water is constantly being recycled, people should limit the amount of water they consume as we are simply running out. The problem is that we don’t do much about the thousands of gallons of water we lose to factories and nature, not to mention that we spend gallons through consumer uses, and a large portion of fresh water are frozen in the ice caps. I believe that our supply of fresh water is running out and it’s up to us to do something about it. I believe people do a lot of good but
Kitchen Dishwasher If you have a dishwasher, put down the sponge. It may feel more virtuous to wash by hand, but washing by hand is actually more wasteful. According to cnet.com, people use 27 gallons per load washing by hand versus as little as 3 gallons when using a dishwasher. Think of it like this, if you are washing your dishes by hand, the sink is on the entire time; however, the dishwasher uses the right amount of water per cycle, therefore not wasting water. Mist dishwashers are a good
Even though water is constantly being recycled, people should limit the amount of water they consume as we are simply running out. The problem is that we don’t do much about the thousands of gallons of water we lose to factories and nature, not to mention that we spend gallons through consumer uses, and a large portion of fresh water are frozen in the ice caps. I believe that our supply of fresh water is running out and it’s up to us to do something about it. I believe people do a lot of good but
Driver Regular Plus Premium 1: Labor ($5,220) Gallons of Gas Sold 60.3% $3,148 22.4% $1,169 17.3% $903 2: Attendant Housing ($4,501) Gallons of Gas Sold 60.3% $2,714 22.4% $1,008 17.3% $779 3: Common Gasoline Dispensing ($15,388) Gallons of Gas Sold 60.3% $9,279 22.4% $3,447 17.3% $2,662 4: Grade Specific Gasoline Dispensing ($8,068) Number of Grades 33.3% $2,689 33.3% $2,689 33.3% $2,690 Total Cost $17,830 $8,313 $7,034 Cost Per Gallon $0.0521 $0.0654 $0.0716 Exhibit 6, continued
demonstrated at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 (Biodiesel 1). Using algae, however, is only a very recent concept as the first algae biodiesel plant only opened this year on April 1, 2008. The company, PetroSun, is expected to produce ≈4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million lbs of biomass per year in their 1,000 acres. Fuel will not be produced immediately, but they will be building or acquiring ethanol and biodiesel production plants in the near future (Cornell 1). With the ever‐rising
Attention getter: How would you like to have a couple hundred dollars a year to spend on whatever you want with zero or limited investment and save the planet at the same time? B. Tie to the audience: “ Everyone here today uses approximately 100 gallons of water per day” and I will show you that each one of you can limit that consumption drastically and save both water and money with little or no monetary investment and just minutes of your time. C. Credibility Material: I have dedicated over twenty
money and thousands of gallons of fresh water a
commuting for work, or just own a car in general, you are effected by gas prices. In the past four years gas has fluctuated tremendously, starting at $4.00 per gallon in 2014, and then declining to $1.88 per gallon in 2015. Now the gas price on average is $2.70 per gallon, but the highest gas prices in Oregon can get to be over $3.00 per gallon. How do gas prices effect the environment, your wallet, and people who work for the oil companies? I did some research to answer those exact questions. My
pizza and brewing root beer. Pat takes 4 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 2 hours to make a pizza. Kris takes 6 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 4 hours to make a pizza. • What is each roommate’s opportunity cost of making a pizza? Who has the absolute advantage in making pizza? Who has the comparative advantage in making pizza? Pat 's opportunity cost of making a pizza is 1/2 gallon of root beer, since she could brew 1/2 gallon in 2 hours it takes her to make a pizza. Pat has an absolute
only take out my garbage when the bag is full so not every day has data. Over 15 days, I threw away 8 bags of waste. Each of these bags is 8-gallons and they are always full when thrown away. This comes out to be just over 4 gallons of trash a day. This graph shows the days I took out trash and how many bags of trash I disposed of. To find the amount of gallons used, the number of bags can be multiplied by 8. II. Proposed Adjustments A majority of the trash I’m throwing away is plastic water bottles
factor for most of the people to trade their gas powered vehicles for hybrid vehicles. These vehicles promise to give consumers more mileage per gallon, the truth is that only a few vehicles currently in the market actually make any sort of financial sense. There are quite a few issues with buying hybrid vehicles, even with gas prices at more than $4 a gallon. First, these vehicles are much higher in price than their gas powered counter part so, the premiums attached to their price tags do not justify
automobile pollution, decreased foreign oil dependency as well as steps towards being a greener society. On the reverse, the implicated price would be significantly higher, at a starting price of $3.95 per gallon, the induced miles per gallon in FFVs takes a huge hit and are the miles per gallon are significantly lower which would lead to an even higher estimated cost for consumers. Not to mention the production of corn ethanol draws a net negative energy loss due to ethanol’s weak energy output.
water and save money. Change an Old Showerhead: Something as simple as swapping an inefficient, outdated showerhead with a new, droplet saving showerhead can make a big difference in conserving water. A droplet saving showerhead can use up to 2900 gallons less water per year. Changing a showerhead is relatively simple. Begin by plugging the drain in order to prevent small parts from slipping down the drain. Next, use a wrench to twist off the threaded ring that attaches the showerhead to the spout
uses 176 gallons of water each day while the average African family uses only four gallons of water ("Water Facts | The Water Information Program"). If we do not limit our water consumption, we will eventually deplete our supply. The earth is seventy percent covered in water, but less than one percent of the world’s existing water source is safe for human consumption. In Southern California, Governor Brown ordered a twenty
Fresh water is one of the most important and basic need of all living things, without it we can die from dehydration. In fact, no one living thing will be alive without water. California, a sunny, beautiful place on the west coast where there is so much to do, so much for live for, but that amazing place California is in a drought. Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall which is resulting in a shortage of water in the state. What can they do to resolve this issue? There are three
36 billion gallons of biofuels are to be produced in America. Currently almost all of America biofuels comes in the form of corn based ethanol which is extremely inefficient and can cause sustainability problems. Due to this reason only 15 billion gallons of the mandated biofuels can be form corn based ethanol. The rest of the biofuel must come from non-corn based alternatives such as cellulosic ethanol which the EPA projects to create all most all of the 21 billion remaining gallons of ethanol.