14,793,041. The reduction rate of the annual energy consumption capacity and the cost in the case of 100% compulsory installation capacity were shown to be 7.44% and 7.52%, respectively, when compared with cases where no geothermal energy facilities were present.
USA Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act is a law passed shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States giving law enforcement agencies increased, broad powers to bring terrorists to justice.
Here are five key points about the PATRIOT Act: 1  It protects civil liberties and provides for the common defense. The Constitution requires the President and Congress to respect and defend individual civil liberties but also provide for the common defense. 2  Expectation of privacy is not unlimited.