BIO 1000
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Start:  10/17
On-line:  10/17-10/24
Wrap-up:  10/24
Work due:  10/24

Where does our energy future lie? Consider various resources as well as conservation.

Specifically:

1.  Pick the two best options and the one worst options for resources.  Explain your picks.

• Fossil fuels  (Ch 20)
  • coal
  • oil (petroleum)
  • natural gas
• Nuclear
  • nuclear fission  (Ch 21)
  • nuclear fusion
• "renewable" (Ch 22)
  • hydro power
  • biomass
  • solar
  • wind
  • geothermal

2. What is the role of conservation?  Is it practical?

3.  What should we use in our cars?
 

Text

• Ch. 20, 21, 22
• Ch. 2

Interviews

• Why we need an energy policy.  video | audio only
• conservation of energy    video | audio only
• fuel sources
  • carbon-based   video | audio only
  • gasoline  video | audio only
  • nuclear power  video | audio only
• What should we use?  video | audio only

On-line resources:

• Interview: Oil & China
• DOE EIA Energy Statistics
• American Petroleum Institute
• Current U.S. Energy policy
• Yahoo! News - Energy Policy
• USGS Energy Resources
• ANWR in Black & White
• petropulse blog
• http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/onlineresources.html