Energy Focus With the ever-expanding natural gas industry growing, historic coal industry and our energy needs changing, West Virginia is situated in the middle of these industries. e program is funded under the idea that students understand their capacity in the energy field.
Energy portion of our empowered stories professional development series
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Energy FocusWith the ever-expanding natural gas industry growing, historic coal industry and our energy needs changing, West Virginia is situated in the middle of these industries. The program is
funded under the idea that students understand their capacity in the energy field.
How are fossil fuels are created?
Careers in the energy industry…
Underground Miner
What we use energy for?
How do we use energy?
www.oocities.org
Coal
• Used for 3,000 years • 40% of electricity is produced by coal • 6 billion tons a year used
surface or !opencast mining
http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-mining/
www.rtcc.org
ilovemountains.org
underground or 'deep' miningROOM & PILLAR
MININGLONGWALL MINING
www.dol.gov
mitchellpayes.com
kaydawnsblog.blogspot.com
Natural Gas
Drilling
Vertical Drilling
Horizontal Drilling
Pictures of a polished section of Marcellus Shale in reflected light.