UNIT+7+-+Energy+resources

This unit covers chapters 19 - 21 in Withgott.

__**STUDY GUIDE**__

**__CLASS NOTES__**





Oil recovery, brief animation showing how oil reservoirs form and are pumped out

__**RESOURCES**__

GOOD GENERAL RESOURCES:

[|Encyclopedia of Earth]

[|Environmental Literacy Council]

Check out this video from FX ``30 Days'': [|Working in a Coal Mine]

Want to learn more about [|coal mining?] Click the link.

See the effects of [|mountaintop removal mining] in this series of satellite images.

[|The Energy Story] This is a detailed overview of energy and energy sources, beginning with what energy is, how electricity is generated and transmitted, and how we make use of various energy resources.

[|oil end game] This is a 20-minute talk by Amory Lovins on how the U.S. can wean itself off expensive imported oil. Lovins is one of the leading thinkers/innovators in the area of using technology to help the environment and showing how profits and environmental protection can go hand-in-hand.

A good overview on [|Energy and the environment]


 * Some interesting blogs**:

[|The Oil Drum] Discussions about Energy and our Future

[| Wolf at the Door] Beginners guide to Peak Oil


 * More about peak oil:**

Peak Oil Doomsayers proved wrong an opinion piece arguing that oil is, for all practical purposes, infinite.

Peak Oil: Gone for now but celebrations will be short-lived

This article, is interesting discussion of whether peak oil is around the corner or not: @http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/world-oil-supplies-are-set-to-run-out-faster-than-expected-warn-scientists-453068.html

US to be top oil producer by 2017 says International Energy Agency (NY Times article)

RESOURCES FOR ENERGY PRESENTATION
[|Energy.gov] This is the main site of the US government on energy issues. Links to all the major resources. This is more of a clearinghouse--with links to other sites, rather than with lots of information itself.

[|Fossil energy.gov] US government site, dealing only with fossil fuel issues

[|Renewable Energy Weekly] A weekly report on all sorts of renewable energy news. Focus is on business opportunities and the state of the industry. Very newsy.

[|National Geographic Energy portal] Stories and background on a variety of energy resources and issues

[|The Energy Story] An overview of many energy resources from the California Energy Board

[|Biomass program - National Efficiency and Renewable Energy Lab] All things biofuel from the US government's major renewable energy lab.

[|Wind and water power] page from same lab as above

[|How does electricity generation affect the environment?] This EPA site addresses environmental impacts of several energy resources

** The following weblinks are good resources. ** ** Energy Infobook Introduction ** [] Energy Infobook Energy Efficiency [] Energy Infobook Electricity [] Energy Infobook Global Climate Change [] Energy Infobook Coal [] Energy Infobook Natural Gas [] Energy Infobook Petroleum [] Energy Infobook Propane [] Energy Infobook Nuclear Energy [] Energy Infobook Biomass [] Energy Infobook Solar [] Energy Infobook Hydrogen [] Energy Infobook Wind [] Energy Infobook Geothermal [] Energy Infobook Hydropower [] ** Green Revolution ** [|Green Revolution: Electric Vehicles]

[|Coming up with better ways to get where we need to go and power the lives we live requires creativity, ingenuity and hard work.]

[|Green Revolution: Discover]

A trip to Snowy River, New Mexico, reveals a lot about life and energy in unexpected places [|Green Revolution: Hydrogen]

Taking on the hydrogen energy challenge [|Green Revolution: Microbes]

Converting waste to energy [|Green Revolution: Solar Power]

Turning sunlight into energy [|Green Revolution: Wind Power]

Harnessing the breeze with more efficient wind turbines [|Green Revolution: Biomass]

Using biomass to create fuel [|Green Revolution: Smart Grid]

Connecting renewable energy to the current power grid [|Green Revolution: CityCar]

The relationship between green design, art, and science demonstrated in the CityCar ? [|Green Revolution: Green Roofs]

Green roofs beautify buildings and make them more energy efficient

** National Geographic Articles on Nonrenewable Energy Resources ** [] End of Cheap Oil (Go back to features page to see the pictures) [] The High Cost of Cheap Coal—The Coal Paradox [] When Mountains Move (see the end of the article for links to pictures) [] Nuclear Power—Risking a Comeback (see the end of the article for links to pictures) [] Inside Chernobyl [] Future Power: Where will the world get its next fix? [] [] **__ Alternative Energy - For Everyone (read and use if it fits into your presentation) __**

// Future Power: Where will the world get its next energy fix? // Long article. [] // The Future of Alternative Energy // [] Energy Efficiency [] Micropower [] [] Green Building Designs [] **__ Ethanol and Biofuels __** // Green Dreams // [] Go to the interactive site and find out more [] // Ethanol Production Could Be //// Eco-Disaster ////, //// Brazil //// 's Critics Say // – Short article [] // Termite Power: Can Pests' Guts Create New Fuel? // – Short Article [] // New Ethanol Plants to Be Fueled by Cow Manure // [] // Ethanol plant brews grass into gas // [] **__ Geothermal __** Renewable Geothermal [] Geothermal Power Plants – U.S. Department of Energy [] **__ Wind __** // Wind Energy Boom Sweeping //// U.S. ////, Industry Watchers Say // [] **__ Hydrogen __** // New Process Could Help Make Hydrogen Fuel Affordable // –Short Article [] // Iceland //// Launches Energy Revolution // [] **__ Wave Power __** Wave Power – BBC [] U.S. Department of Energy Ocean Wave Power [] Hawaii Wave Power [] **__ Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion __** Hawaii - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion [] **__ Hydroelectric __** // Beaver Dams Inspire Fish-Friendly Hydropower Design // [] Three Gorges Dam []

**__ Electric/Hybrid Cars (explain the differences) __** [] **__ Tidal __** Scotland's renewable marine energy [] // How tidal power plants work // [] **__ Solar __** Solar Heating (active and passive) [] ** Solar Photovoltaics ** [] **__ Biomass __** Biomass energy: [] // How biomass energy work: s // [] **__ Tar Sands __** @http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/canadas-tar-sands-so-destructive-it-makes-its-well-paid-workers-want-quit-video.html = Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Spill [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v] __=jGcJ64q9BaM&sns=em__  = **__ [|Nuclear] __** [|__http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=10&secNum=6__] **__ [|Fracking:] __** [|An ecological threat. An economic development engine. Can Hydrofracking be both? __http://video.wcny.org/video/2193590018/__] [|Fracking Song (May not use in presentation) __http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQu3SeUwUI__] [|The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom (Rolling Stone Magazine)] [|__http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-big-fracking-bubble-the-scam-behind-the-gas-boom-20120301__] [|Good story for APES about competition of farmers and frackers for water resources.] [|__http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/us/struggle-for-water-in-colorado-with-rise-in-fracking.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120906__] [|COGCC website – Law on Fracking - "excluding hydraulic fracturing treatments." __http://cogcc.state.co.us/RR_HF2011/Order1R-114FinalFracingDisclosureRule.pdf__] = [|5 Reasons Fracking Should Scare the Absolute Hell Out of You __http://news.yahoo.com/5-reasons-fracking-scare-absolute-hell-174651732.html?_esi=1__] = [|America's Natural Gas Alliance rebutting some of the claims made in the documentary "Gasland".__http://www.anga.us/TruthAboutGasland__] [|NPR series on hydraulic fracturing__http://www.npr.org/2012/04/05/150055142/science-and-the-fracking-boom-missing-answers__] [|CNN Explains Fracking: __https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAxsTJd7VCA__] [|Truth TV (pro-fracking): __https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_xJqPjE_I__] [|The Debate over Fracking CBS: __https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoF14dr7lYU__] [|Gasland Website: __http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/__] [|U.S. News Debate Club: __http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-fracking-a-good-idea__] [|CNN Article with Links: __http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/us/fracking-earthquakes/index.html__] [|EcoWatch’s Fracking Page: __http://ecowatch.org/p/energy/fracking-2/__] Why Are Night Lights in North Dakota Visible From the ISS? []