Non-renewable and Renewable Resources How to not use up what we got to create the energy we need World population Can stabilize after fertility rates fall below replacement level Resource most impacted water Diseases Dysenteryspread through unsafe water sources TBspread through close contact then international travel Malariaspread 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 fuels use Resources vs Reservesonment_society/education/teacher/interacti ve_activities/ Fossil Fuels Are readily available and inexpensive compared to alternative energy sources How Fossil Fuels Got Their Nameme/content/usa/enviro nment_society/educat ion/teacher/interactive _activities/ All About Coalome/content/usa/envir onment_society/educ ation/teacher/interacti ve_activities / How Coal is Formed Pockets of oil and natural gas may become trapped between layers of non- porous rock Types of Coalonment_society/education/teacher/interacti ve_activities/ Nuclear Energy Pros/Cons of Nuclear Pro--- does not produce an air pollution very efficient energy Con difficulty of safe storage of waste high costs possibility of nuclear melt down What do Coal and Nuclear Have in Common? generators turnbines Fission and Fusionme/content/usa/enviro nment_society/educat ion/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