Category: Global Systems Science
Online curriculum books for high school science pertinent to key societal issues
EU4C. Stay Current—Field Trip to a Power Plant
Staying current for Chapter 4 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2009–2014}-{2002–2008} { Energy Use Contents } 2024-08-26. Hungry for Clean Energy, Facebook Looks to a New Type of Geothermal. By Brad Plumer, The New York Times. Excerpt: Big tech companies across the United States are struggling to find enough clean energy to power all the data centers they plan to […]
EU4C. 2009–2014 Field Trip to a Power Plant
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 […]
EU4C. 2002–2008 Field Trip to a Power Plant
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 […]
EU3C. Stay Current—Fossil Fuels
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. […]
EU3C. 2008–2014 Fossil Fuels
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 […]
EU3C. 2001–2007 Fossil Fuels
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 […]
EU2C. Stay Current—Energy Basics
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 […]
EU1C. Stay Current—How People Use Energy
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 […]
EU10.6. Vertical Paraboloidal Cylinder Cooker
{ 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 = […]
EU10.6. Solar Cone Oven
{ Energy Use Contents } { All GSS Books } There are many types and designs of solar cookers. They all involve focusing a large area of light into a small region where the food is placed. In general, the sunlight is reflected into the food cooking chamber using inexpensive reflecting surfaces. The reflecting surfaces […]