Last year, a student send me a 12-minute bit from 60 minutes on coal power. The piece is centered on an interview with Jim Rogers of Charlotte’s own Duke Energy. Watch this, then read on: *IF the embedded video will not play, try this link: Powered by Coal (60 minutes) So…what do we do in [...]
Wednesday in class we talked about the common fuels that we use. The three most commonly used fuels include Coal, Oil (Crude Oil), and Natural Gas. When comparing the percents of total energy use in the world to total energy use in the US, 76% of the world’s energy use requires fossil fuels while 85% [...]
For those who missed the first day of our energy unit, here is the kick off: Mining Practices & Impacts View more presentations from Derrick Willard. I tried to give you a sense of just how destructive surface mining can be to habitats and biodiversity. I’ve also found a great slideshow by a photographer named [...]
