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Staying current for Chapter 5 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) { Energy Use Contents } 2024-05-14. New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power. By Brad Plumer, The New York Times. Excerpt: Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2009–2014}-{2002–2008} { Energy Use Contents } 2024-05-07. Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity. By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich, The New York Times. Excerpt: They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly. […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 Articles from 2009–2014 Stay current index page for chapter 4 { Energy Use Contents } 2014-06-02. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Announces Clean Power Plan. On June 2, 2014, the EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants. Under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, EPA is proposing commonsense […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 Articles from 2002–2008 Stay current index page for chapter 4 { Energy Use Contents } 2008 2008 December 25. Solar Meets Polar as Winter Curbs Clean Energy. By Kate Galbraith. Excerpt: Old Man Winter, it turns out, is no friend of renewable energy.This time of year, wind turbine blades ice up, biodiesel congeals in […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2008–2014}-{2001–2007} { Energy Use Contents } 2024-04-15. Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry Are Triple Current Estimates. By Nathaniel Scharping, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: The U.S. oil and gas industry is responsible for emitting 3 times more methane than current government estimates, according to a new study. […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 Articles from 2008–2014 Stay current index page for Chapter 3 { Energy Use Contents } 2014-10-10. Satellite sees hot spot of methane in US Southwest.  Excerpt: A surprising hot spot of the potent global-warming gas methane hovers over part of the southwestern U.S., according to satellite data. …The higher level of […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 Articles from 2001–2007 Stay current index page for Chapter 3 { Energy Use Contents } 2007 9 October 2007. A Quest for Energy in the Globe’s Remote Places. By JAD MOUAWAD, NY Times. Excerpt: HAMMERFEST, Norway – For a quarter-century, energy executives were tantalized by vast quantities of natural gas in one […]

Staying current for Chapter 2 { Energy Use Contents } 2014-06-02. Berkeley Lab Study Highlights Growing Energy Impact of Internet Video Streaming. Excerpt: How much CO2 was emitted when you streamed that movie from Netflix last night? It’s a question few people think about, but now researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory …have analyzed the energy usage […]

Staying current for Chapter 1 See non-chronological resources { Energy Use Contents } 2017-01-22. See the 1,000-Year-Old Windmills Still in Use Today National Geographic.  Excerpt: 2min 49sec video These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or “storm’s sting,” the windmills have withstood winds […]

{ Energy Use Contents } { All GSS Books } CONSTRUCTION 1. Make a parabolic curve template by drawing a parabola approximately 32″ (80 cm) wide with a focal length (f)  of about 8″ (20cm). You can plot a number of “x” and “y” points according to the following formula for a parabola: y = […]