(par 6.3.2.1.1.7) What is thorium and how does it generate power?
What is thorium and how does it generate power? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/nov/01/what-is-thorium-nuclear-power Tue 1 Nov 2011 16.09 GMT Thorium is a radioactive chemical element that could in theory be used to generate large quantities of low-carbon electricity in future decades. Compared to the uranium that powers today’s nuclear plants, thorium is more abundant and widely distributed in […]
(par 10.5 ) Types of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) projects
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) projects can be classified into various categories based on different criteria. Here is a classification of different types of EIA projects: • Infrastructure Projects: • Transportation: Roads, railways, airports, ports, bridges. • Energy: Power plants (nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, renewable energy), transmission lines. • Water Resources: Dams, reservoirs, irrigation projects, canals. • […]
(par 11.2.4) Evolution or Creationism
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/eh1.shtml Evolution Before Darwin Contrary to many assumptions, evolutionary theory did not begin in 1859 with Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species. Rather, evolution-like ideas had existed since the times of the Greeks, and had been in and out of favor in the periods between ancient Greece and Victorian England. Indeed, by Darwin’s time […]