PDF-[EBOOK]-Powering Empire: How Coal Made the Middle East and Sparked Global Carbonization

The Age of Empire was driven by coal The Middle Eastas an ideawas made by coal Coals imperial infrastructure presaged the geopolitics of oil that wreaks carnage today Carbonization threatens our very climate Powering Empire argues that we cannot promote worldwide decarbonization without first understanding the history of the globalization of carbon energy How did this black rock come to have such longlasting power over the world economy   Focusing on the flow of British carbon energy to the Middle East On Barak excavates the historic nexus between coal and empire to reveal the industrial and imperial motives behind what is conventionally seen as a technological innovation He provocatively recounts the carbonintensive entanglements of Western and nonWestern powers and reveals unfamiliar resourcessuch as Islamic riskaversion and Gandhian vegetarianismfor a climate justice that relies on more diverse and ethical solutions worldwide. Written by: Bruce . Feiler. Reviewed by: Scott Berlin. Citation . Feiler. , B. S. (2011). Generation freedom: the Middle East uprisings and the remaking of the modern world. New York: Harper Perennial.. What and where were the Islamic Arab . Empires and what is it like today?. Last Class!!. Learned about some things that came from the Middle East...But what exactly is the Middle East?. What did we say about the title “Islamic Arab Empire”?. David Herr. Mark Bentley. Types of coal. 4 Main Types of Coal. Anthracite. Carbon content between 86 and 98 percent. Heat value of about 15,000 BTUs/lb.. Bituminous. Carbon content between 45 and 86 percent. Heat value of 10,500 to 15,500 BTUs/lb.. Exploring Coal - 1/23/17 - ©The NEED Project . Progression of Coal Formation. Increasing Time and Pressure. Peat. Lignite. Bituminous. Anthracite. Increasing Energy Content. Exploring Coal - 1/23/17 - ©The NEED Project . Mitty. . By James Thurber. Daydream Balloons…. Walter . Mitty. is a commander in the military and it is up to him to be in charge and fly the plane through the hurricane-fearless hero. Mitty. was driving too fast and Mrs. . Presented by SRP Community Outreach Department. Agenda. Energy Bingo. What Does It Mean To Be “Energy Literate”?. Brainstorm. Write down your groups’ ideas on post-its. One idea per post-it. What should students learn about energy?. SS7G5 The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East). . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip. . Dian McKinney, Julian Maffei, Ryan Smith, Adrian Thomas, Kaylee Caprari. Clean Coal. What is “Clean Coal”?. It is not clean what so ever. Out of all fossil fuels it is the dirtiest. Pollution to our water and air. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. Exploring Coal - 1/23/17 - ©The NEED Project . Progression of Coal Formation. Increasing Time and Pressure. Peat. Lignite. Bituminous. Anthracite. Increasing Energy Content. Exploring Coal - 1/23/17 - ©The NEED Project . Presented by SRP Community Outreach Education Department. Agenda. Energy Bumper Stickers. WINTRBIN. What should students learn about energy?. Building an Understanding about Energy. Identify basic concepts of energy. A First Comparison. Tracker Upgrade Power WG Meeting. October 7. th. , 2008. Katja Klein. 1. Physikalisches Institut B. RWTH Aachen University. Katja Klein. Serial Powering vs. DC-DC Conversion. 2. Outline. What about recycling Coal ash recycling poses health risks especially where the ash is exposed towater for examplewhen sprinkled as cinders on snowy roads spread as agricultural fertilizer or used a Essential Question:. How do water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impact the Middle East (Southwest Asia)?. Standard: SS7G6a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water..