Apr 25 2012
Monday we began talking about what exactly comes out of our cars, why they can be dangerous, and what the government is doing to curb these emissions. We talked first about the Clean Air Act of 1970. This act allowed the E.P.A. through the NAAQS or the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. These standards were set on 6 “criteria” pollutants: [...]
Apr 06 2012
Recent NPR Headline: Rejected Pipeline Becomes Hot Button Election Issue. What pipeline? Where? Check out this brief story: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/19/145433937/keystone-pipeline-becomes-hot-button-election-issue Yes, there are some “other” sources of fossil fuels besides coal/oil/natural gas, namely oil (tar) sands and oil shale. Your book briefly mentions oil sands, but not oil shale (which you can read about here). Our [...]
Apr 06 2012
Today we compared the “conventional” fossil fuels-coal, petroleum (crude oil), and natural gas. You need to be familiar with what they are, how they are extracted, how they are refined, what they are used for, and the environmental impacts. There was a handout that you can find in our Unit 11 Google Docs Collection. This [...]
