Secure Energy for Bulgaria’s National Security in 2030 – Measures to Mitigate Dependency on Russia

 Bulgaria has high energy intensiveness of GDP, 89%, higher than the EU average (considering the parity of the purchasing power). High dependency on energy resource imports, especially the dependency on natural gas, crude oil and nuclear fuel imports is full and totally has one country, the Russian Federation . Russia and Bulgaria have good … Read more

Uncover the Contributions of Int’l Trade to the Collapse of Civilizations in 1177 B.C. – Cline’s 1177 B.C.

 History is an important area of study because it supplies valuable knowledge and insight for current governing organizations regarding how to properly conquer threatening enemies, how to maintain control over the citizens a country, and how to maximize a country’s profits from increasing prosperous trade and sustaining a thriving internal economy. It is also … Read more

How Autonomous Cars, Powered by Clean Energy Will Revolutionize the Way We Live and Drive

 Ever since the first automobile was made back in 1885, people all over the world was fascinated by it. As an important symbol of the industrial age, the pistons-and-brute-force machine in an era that marks the exponential growth of our country. Cars conquered the daily culture of American life since the day it was … Read more

The Great Global Warming Swindle: Which Arguments are Convincing?

 In 2006, the An Inconvenient Truth was released to convince the public about human influence on recent climate change and its terrifying consequences. And the year after that, another documentary, the Great Global Warming Swindle, was released which hold the opposite viewpoint toward carbon dioxide-induced warming and criticized the An Inconvenient Truth. Before criticising … Read more

Assessment Methodology for Historic Timber Roof Structures

 Assessment methodology for historic timber roof structures Alexandra Keller1, Marius Mosoarca 2 Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania1,2 [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract Historic timber roof structures are complex systems with a close connection to the building they belong to and to their context. The shape of the roof, the importance … Read more

Preventing Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration

 Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration: The Race to Ruin our Last Frontier The Arctic has long been a known hotspot for hydrocarbon resources (Gulas et al. 2017). The first major energy discoveries in the region were made in Sibera and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the 1960’s (Council on Foreign Relations, 2014). Although its … Read more

Conserve Biodiversity Hotspots & Coldspots: What must be done to Protect Our Global Ecosystems

 Biodiversity Hotspots: We're not mad, we're disappointed "Biodiversity Hotspots" were first introduced to the world of conservation in 1988 by British environmentalist, Norman Myers. Biodiversity hotspots are geographic areas which contain a minimum of 1,500 endemic plant species and retain 30% or less of their primary vegetation (Myers et al. 2000).  BDHs are beneficial … Read more

Energy Saving in Waste Water Plants: 800 Years of Dutch Water Management

 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Water management is essential in the Netherlands due to more than half of the country being below sea level (Dutch Water Authorities, n.d.). In order to maintain safety, there are 22 regional water authorities in the Netherlands who are experts on water level management, water quality management, dredging, wastewater treatment … Read more

Uncovering New Strategies for Water Management in the Netherlands: Effective Wastewater Treatment

 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Water management is essential in the Netherlands due to more than half of the country being below sea level (Dutch Water Authorities, n.d.). In order to maintain safety, there are 22 regional water authorities in the Netherlands who are experts on water level management, water quality management, dredging, wastewater treatment … Read more

Understanding the Danger of Before & After Effects of Wildfires

 A wildfire is an unwanted and unplanned natural catastrophe, occurring in a natural area. Wildfires can spread extremely quickly due to factors such as wind, weather, and underbrush, destroying communities, natural land, and displacing or killing the humans and animals in it’s path. Although wildfires are considered a natural catastrophe, they are more often … Read more

President Trump’s Decision to Leave the Paris Agreement

 THE PARIS AGREEMENT An Analysis on President Donald Trump’s Decision   Abstract An in-depth explanation of the Paris Agreement formed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is provided and further analyzed to determine if its structure is deemed adequate. The global temperature cannot continue its pattern of increasing instead efforts … Read more

Map Tidal Marsh Zonation in the US Northeast with Remote Sensing and Random Forests

 Salt marshes of the northeastern United States are dynamic landscapes where tidal flooding regime creates patterns of plant zonation based on differences in elevation, salinity, and local hydrology. These patterns of zonation can change quickly due to both natural and anthropogenic stressors, making them vulnerable to degradation and loss. We compared several remote sensing … Read more