Non-renewable and Renewable Resources How to not use up what we got to create the energy we need
Jan 17, 2016
Non-renewable and Renewable Resources
How to not use up what we got to create the energy we need
7.02 billion People on Earth
Smog contains ground level ozone from burning fossil fuels; ground level ozone forms when an oxygen molecule is transferred from nitrogen dioxide to an oxygen molecule creating O3
What played a role in human growth in 20th century?
• Improved transportation which increased immigration
• ---when people from developing countries immigrate to developed countries they obtain better nutrition, better medical care which results in longer life and more births.
Greenhouse Gases and Earth
We need greenhouse gases to absorb infrared radiation to keep the Earth warm.
•BUT
We have created a trend of increasing temperatures on Earth due to our increase use of fossil fuels.
We have modified our environment due to
technological advances
World population
• Can stabilize after fertility rates fall below replacement level
Resource most impacted
water
Diseases
• Dysentery—spread through unsafe water sources
• TB—spread through close contact then international travel
• Malaria—spread through global warming providing increases in disease carrying mosquitoes
What We Use
Five Factors that influence value of fuel
• Cost
• Availability
• Safety
• Energy Content
• Byproducts of the fuel’s use
Resources vs Reserves• Resources
natural concentrations of minerals or, bodies of rock that are, or may become, of potential economic interest due to their inherent properties.
• Reserves
the estimated quantity of minerals that could be extracted from a site, is of considerable importance to governments, international agencies, economists and the international energy industry.
Resources vs Reserves
Fossil Fuels
• Are readily available and inexpensive compared to alternative energy sources
How Fossil Fuels Got Their Name
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w 5:38min
All About Coal
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71kckb8hhOQ
• http://cnettv.cnet.com/60-minutes-powered-coal/9742-1_53-50070761.html
How Coal is Formed
• Pockets of oil and natural gas may become trapped between layers of non-porous rock
Types of Coal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoucOB73Tyk
Nuclear Power
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJfIbBDR3e8 4min
Nuclear Energy
Pros/Cons of Nuclear
Pro---does not produce an air
pollution very efficient energy
Con—difficulty of safe storage of
wastehigh costspossibility of nuclear melt
down
What do Coal and Nuclear Have in Common?
generatorsturnbines
Fission and Fusion
• http://www.shell.us/home/content/usa/environment_society/education/teacher/interactive_activities/
Non-renewable Energy Sources
Natural Gas
• Natural gas is usually found underground near an oil source.
• It is a mixture of light hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, butane, and pentane.
• Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel.
Energy Use
Carbon Footprint
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Unplug! Drink from the Tap!
CFLs
Recycle
Eat local products
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
• Fastest growing energy source in the world
How Solar Power Works
Geo-Thermal Power
How GeoThermal Works
• Ground is colder than the air in summer and warmer than the air in winter
Tidal Power
Electromagnetic Power
Hydroelectric Power
Wave Power
Sustainability
Human needs are met in such a way that a
human population can survive indefinitely
What you can to influence the environment
• Vote• Think globally, act
locally• Consumer choices