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The iron fist vs. the invisible hand: interventionism and libertarianism in environmental economic discourses
Maymin, Philip Z.; Lim, Tai Wei - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 358-374
Drawing from a broad range of sources, we define and discuss the two primary ways of contemplating issues related to environmental economics, namely, interventionism and libertarianism. We then interpret a cellular automaton as a model that allows for either approach, as well as anarchy, and...
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Introducing externalities in the power-generation sector of China
Kypreos, Socrates; Krakowski, Robert - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 22 (2004) 2/3/4, pp. 131-154
methods and incorporates partial equilibrium, endogenous technological change and external costs related to regional pollution …
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Case study: Lufthansa Cargo and their rights to fly over Russian territory
Sutton, Howard - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 2, pp. 212-228
On 27 October 2007 the Russian Federation revoked Lufthansa Cargo's rights to fly over Russian territory. The withdrawal came as a surprise to Lufthansa Cargo and shortly after the dispute started it evolved from an economic to a political conflict which awoke international interest. The...
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Environmental impact of alternative fuel mix in electricity generation in Malaysia
Jafar, Abdul Hamid; Al-Amin, Abul Quasem; Siwar, Chamhuri - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 10, pp. 2229-2235
The Fuel Diversification Strategy was incorporated into the Malaysian National Energy Policy in order to achieve a more balanced consumption of fuel, namely gas, hydro, coal and petroleum. The objective of this paper is to evaluate changes in CO2, SO2 and NOx emission due to changes in the fuel...
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The safe operation zone of the spark ignition engine working with dual renewable supplemented fuels (hydrogen+ethyl alcohol)
Al-Baghdadi, Sadiq; Abdul-Resul, Maher - In: Renewable Energy 22 (2001) 4, pp. 579-583
The effect of the amount of hydrogen/ethyl alcohol addition on the performance and pollutant emission of a four-stroke spark ignition engine has been studied. The results of the study show that all engine performance parameters have been improved when operating the gasoline spark ignition engine...
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Effect of compression ratio, equivalence ratio and engine speed on the performance and emission characteristics of a spark ignition engine using hydrogen as a fuel
Sadiq Al-Baghdadi, Maher A.R. - In: Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 15, pp. 2245-2260
and an unprecedented solution to the energy crises and pollution problems, due to its superior combustion qualities and …
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Continuing injustice, prejudice and misrepresentation in attitudes to renewables
Leckie, J.L. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 5, pp. 1541-1546
Gas now front runner, but nuclear may return to favoured position. How is pollution to be reduced ? Ignorance …
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Energy conservation studies on residential heating systems: an application for Izmir, Turkey
Hepbasli, Arif - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 15 (2001) 3/4, pp. 247-263
Energy conservation through improvement of the efficiencies of end use devices such as boilers and stoves used for space heating is one of the most effective ways to provide immediate relief for the energy problem in the residential sector of Turkey. For this reason, during the 1995-96 winter...
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Networking to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound technologies in small and medium scale industries
S. Kumar, C. Visvanathan, R. Kannan, Alice B. Herrera - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 17 (2002) 3, pp. 171-188
high energy and generate pollution. They also lack information on Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technologies … related to efficient energy use and reduction in pollution. This could also be useful to other countries. The Asian Institute … institutions, industrial associations, government and non-governmental organisations conduct research on energy- and pollution …
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Experimental investigation of temperature, fuel and catalyst type on NO<SUB align=right><SMALL>x</SMALL></SUB> discharge in catalytic boilers
Polyvoda, F.A.; Kabakov, V.I. - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 22 (2004) 1, pp. 78-86
The experimental investigation of temperature effect on the discharge of pollutants in catalytic boilers was carried out in this paper. The comparison of flame and catalytic combustion revealed the advantages of catalytic combustion from the viewpoint of less NO<SUB align="right"><SMALL>x</SMALL></SUB> discharge that was connected...</small></sub>
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