energy and resources north and south america focus
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Energy and Energy and ResourcesResourcesNorth and South America FocusNorth and South America Focus
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Energy ResourcesEnergy Resources
Non-renewable Energy SourcesNon-renewable Energy Sources
Renewable Energy SourcesRenewable Energy Sources
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Energy ResourcesEnergy Resources
Non-renewable Energy SourceNon-renewable Energy Source Coal, Oil, Natural GasCoal, Oil, Natural Gas Nuclear Power/UraniumNuclear Power/Uranium
Renewable Energy SourcesRenewable Energy Sources HydroelectricHydroelectric SolarSolar WindWind Biomass FuelsBiomass Fuels
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Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels Coal - Coal - most polluting; L.D.C.smost polluting; L.D.C.s Oil - Oil - used extensively in all countries, with the developed used extensively in all countries, with the developed
world consuming the mostworld consuming the most
Natural Gas - Natural Gas - cleanest of the fossils fuels; developed cleanest of the fossils fuels; developed
countriescountries
Average American releases 5 tons of carbon per year into the atmosphere. Average Indian: 1/4 ton
•Natural gas supplies the US with 26% of its energy, 18% for the UK, 4% for India and 3% for Japan
•Oil supplies the US with 30% of its energy, 50% for the UK, 10% for Japan, 22% for India and 90% for Nigeria
•The former Soviet Union is the largest oil (nearly 12 million barrels per day) and gas producer (25,000 billion cubic feet per year)
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Fossil Fuels: Fossil Fuels: Where is the Where is the oil?oil?
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Fossil Fuels: Fossil Fuels: Where is the Where is the energy energy consumed?consumed?
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Renewable: Geothermal Renewable: Geothermal
The Geyers, Santa Rosa, CAWorld’s Largest Geothermal Plant
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Renewable: WindRenewable: Wind
Wind Turbines along San Gorgonio Pass, Interstate 10, Palm Springs, CA
• Works profitably in very windy locations.
• Large and unsightly.
• Requires lots of land.
• Works well in windy deserts where few people live. Texas has huge potential.
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Renewable: SolarRenewable: Solar
• Passive Solar
• Active Solar - Photovoltaics
• Initially expensive
• Interconnectivity and grid issues
• Huge Untapped Potential
• Federal and State Government incentives come and go.
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Non-renewable: Non-renewable: Nuclear Nuclear
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, Central Coast
• Uranium is a limited, non-renewable resource.
• Nuclear power is inherently dangerous.
• Targets for terrorism.
• Earthquake risks.
• Inevitable radioactive waste.
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Hydroelectric Hydroelectric
Shasta Dam, Lake Shasta, Mt. Shasta
• Clean, renewable energy
• Little growth since nearly all rivers in the MDCs damned.
• Globally dams are still being constructed agressively.
• China currently building Three Gorges, the largest dam ever.