Beginning in 2000, CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company began to make energy trades that had no economic justification. As stated in the Securities and Exchange Commission cease and desist order ¡§CMS materially overstated its revenues, expenses and energy-trading volumes in 2000 and 2001 through the use of undisclosed round-trip energy transactions conducted by its Houston-based energy-trading division, MS&T.¡¨ These trades have now become known as "round-trip" trades. CMS issued false Press
Movie Analysis of Friday Night Lights and V for Vendetta Every weekend moviegoers flock to the theatres and video stores alike to catch a ride on one of society's most entertaining elements. Action films are a rush to some enthusiasts such as myself. It doesn't take long before we find ourselves on the edge of our seats frantically munching popcorn as our mind is flooded with stimuli. The box office as well as the population were shaken to the core with the releases of two new hit action movies
The previous section has claimed that conservation policies should respect indigenous cultures and should consider the livelihoods of people affected by conservation restrictions. By combining the discussions in the previous two sections, the common perception that biodiversity is better protected from human activities after an area is designated as a protected area is not true in Wolong Natural Reserve or any other nature reserve in southwestern China. There could be, however, ecological degradation
Since approximately 1250 B.C., ancient Egyptians had created and practiced the capture and display of animals in what are now known as zoos (Fravel). Records describe such exotic animals as birds, lions, giraffes, and tigers in captivity (Fravel). Since then, zoos have continued to entertain millions with the exciting chance to view exotic animals up close and personal. Even in ancient Greece, exotic animals were on display in fighting arenas, and in enclosed viewing areas. Originally in America
Giant Pandas: An Endangered Species Currently, Giant Pandas are highly endangered with only 1,600 living freely in the wild and roughly 300 living in zoos or breeding centers. This low number of existing pandas means the species has a relatively high risk of becoming extinct. The pandas reside mostly in China around the basin area of Yangtze, which poses a major problem, because this area is currently one of China’s most thriving regions with constant destruction and new development. Therefore
Among many other fun and exciting attraction to visit around our community, a visit to the zoo has always been a memorable experience. This cost effective priceless lifetime experience is being undermined by a group of activists all around the country. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), world largest animal rights organization, argue that zoos deprived animals from satisfying their most basic needs. They urge not to patronized zoos and claims that the money spent on ticket purchases
Did you know that endangered animals represent natural diversity? 800 animals a year become extinct. Animals are becoming endangered because the animals are not getting enough help and support. Endangered animals need to be saved because the animals are important. Animals represent the nation and the citizens. The animals need to be saved because they are so rare and valuable to the nation. Endangered animals need to be saved because the endangered animals are valuable to scientists and the economy
Are Zoos Helping or Hurting? Animals play an important role of human life, without them life would be different. Animals in captivity have allowed human beings to study animals and learn more about animals. Numerous opponents against zoos believe that they do not help educate visitors or help animals in any way. Breeding programs at zoos have helped multiple endangered species such as golden lion tamarins, cheetahs and tapirs (Keilin). Zoos have always been helping animals and our society, and they
Animals can become endangered for many different reasons, Scientists and Researchers believes that the Habitat loss is the main cause. Pollution, overhunting and overfishing can also affect the population. In other words, the human activities are the biggest problems. Food chain and diseases disruption are involved in this issue, however, many different kind of issues can put the life of the creatures at risk. Due to human expansions, many animals are on their way to extinction, it’s our job as human
Erus Energy Review Summary Erus Energy has been in business for 11 years and currently has more than 6,000 customers. They offer solar services for commercial facilities, commercial building owners and residential homeowners as well, including rooftop solar, solar for covered parking structures, ground mounted systems, solar tracking system, solar covered walkways and patios and solar shade structures. Additionally, unlike other solar providers, Erus Energy provides a Perfect Power Box to clean
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION In thermodynamics Refrigeration is the major application area, in which the heat is transferred from a lower temperature region to a higher temperature region. The devices which produce refrigeration are known as Refrigerators and the cycle on which it operates are called refrigeration cycles. Vapour compression refrigeration cycle is the most regularly used refrigeration cycle in which the refrigerant is alternately vaporized and condensed and in the vapor
a spark of electricity can measure up to 3,000 volts? Electricity is all around us. It powers cars, computers, cell phones, television sets, stoves, air conditioners, and gives us light. What is electricity? A simple definition would be a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another, or the flow of charged atomic particles. It is a movement of charged atomic particles, called electrons, protons, and neutrons. The two main forms of electricity are static electricity
Miller and Spoolman the three principles of sustainability are solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling (2010, p.5). Solar energy is the perfect energy because the sun always shines. Everyday we rely on solar energy so why not make solar energy work to our advantage. I can apply solar energy to my lifestyle by having items like solar panels installed on my home. With solar panels I will be able to generate my own clean energy therefore decreasing my reliance on the fossil fuels that currently
Astronomers believe the Sun is the star we can easily study. The Sun contains some basic elements that can be found on Earth. The Sun is estimated at 92% hydrogen and 8% helium. How the Sun Produces Energy The Sun produces numerous forms of energy that supports life on Earth. Without this energy provided by the Sun, most life forms known on Earth would come to an end. It will unquestionably change the life cycles and food chains. Like many stars, the Sun is made up of mainly hydrogen gas. The
Introduction Welcome to our city YRN. We have 600,000 residents in our city. Our city is cold during the winter and hot during the summer. We love the cold weather because it helps get rid of fungus on plants and crops. We love the hot weather because the sun helps our crops with photosynthesis. Our city consist of many mountains, oceans, and plains. We get our water from snow, rain, hail, rivers, oceans and lakes. 25 percent of our city is crops, 25 percent of our city is forests, and 50 percent
Argument Analyses: Get bigger, faster, and stronger with creatine Creatine is one the most common sports supplement out there. But readers need to know what it is, and how it works before putting it in their bodies. Creatine is found in foods like steak, and is naturally produced in the body by the liver and kidneys. Skeletal muscle contains 95% of all creatine. The heart, brain and testes hold the remaining 5%. The claim that this article is making is supplementing with creatine while being engaged
Specific Heat Lab Procedure: In order to find the specific heat of copper and the percent error of the calculations make the first step that need to be taken is to measure the mass of the copper. The mass needs to be between 25-30 grams of copper and put into a test tube. After finding the mass of the copper place two test tube holders on the test tube and suspend the copper filled test tube into a hot water bath provided by teacher. While the metal is heating, look up the real specific heat of copper
Stop and ask yourself how many times have you missed out on family things, and or plans with friends? Chances are that number is very high. Busyness is becoming very common in many people’s lives, whether that means school, work, extracurricular activities, sports, and much more. But are we all really too busy to do what we want, or is that just an excuse? For example according to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches up to 28 hours a week of television (Norman Herr). That’s almost a
Before the 1970’s, people thought that all life on earth derived from energy provided by the sun. As human beings, yes, it is essential for our bodies. We absorb sunlight through our skin and produce essential vitamins and minerals that our bodies need. The sun also warms our planet making living conditions tolerable. Without the sun our planet would be extremely cold and impossible to live on. Plants and animals also need the sun for existence. In fact, humans, animals and plants need the
1. a) Name 3 main fitness components this program is aiming to improve providing evidence with your reasoning? Aerobic power- An C player must be able to run for long periods of time while being able to still keep a fast pace. By improving their aerobic power, they will be able to keep of with the high demands of the sport. Through the long distance runs and circuit training, it’s clear to see this is a main fitness component the coach is targeting. Muscular endurance- As the player must continue