Category: Global Systems Science
Online curriculum books for high school science pertinent to key societal issues
EU10C. 2003–2008 Our Energy Future
Staying current for Chapter 10 Articles from 2003–2008 Stay current index page for chapter 10 { Energy Use Contents } 2008 2008 Dec. Pelamis Wave Power. Marine-power firm Ocean Power Technologies… New report suggests Great Britain could derive 20 percent of energy needs from ocean power…ScottishPower is going big with tidal, as Scottish waters open up for the […]
EU10C. Stay Current—Our Energy Future
Staying current for Chapter 10 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2003–2008}-{2009-2014} { Energy Use Contents } 2024-08-22. Manufacture and testing of biomass-derivable thermosets for wind blade recycling. By Ryan W. Clarke et al, Science. Abstract: Wind energy is helping to decarbonize the electrical grid, but wind blades are not recyclable, and current end-of-life management strategies are not sustainable. To […]
EU9C. Stay Current—Energy for Transportation
Staying current for Chapter 9 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2014–2021}-{2009–2013}-{2003-2008}Additional Topics (Fuel, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles) { Energy Use Contents } Latest articles (2024, 2023, 2022) 2024-08-27. Blue Bird Delivers its 2,000th Electric School Bus. By Bluebird—press release. Excerpt: MACON, Ga. – Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has delivered its 2,000th electric, […]
EU9C. Additional Topics
{ Energy Use Contents } { All GSS Books } Automobiles Advanced Transportation Technologies http://calstart.org/Automobiles Alternative Power – “Lessons from the Past, Inspiration for the Future of Automobilies.” Essay and photographs accompanying an exhibit at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.Burns, Lawrence D., McCormick, J. Byron, and Borroni-Bird, Christopher E., Vehicle of Change, Scientific American, Oct 2002, […]
EU9C. 2009–2013 Energy for Transportation
Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2009–2013 Stay current index page for chapter 9 { Energy Use Contents } 2013-09-10. Study: Panda Poo May Be Coup for Future of Biofuels. Excerpt: …bacteria in panda feces could help make biofuel production more efficient. …more than 40 different microbes living in the guts of giant pandas at the […]
EU9C. 2003-2008 Energy for Transportation
Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2003–2008 Stay current index page for chapter 9 { Energy Use Contents } 2008 December 15. Waste Coffee Grounds Offer New Source Of Biodiesel Fuel.Science Daily. Excerpt: Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars […]
EU8C. Stay Current—Energy for Heating and Cooling
Staying current for Chapter 8 See non-chronological resources (bottom of page) { Energy Use Contents } 2024-06-04. First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts. By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News. Excerpt: FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—After years of planning and months of drilling, a first-in-the-nation, neighborhood-scale geothermal heating and cooling project came online here on Tuesday. Geothermal energy—using the […]
EU7C. Stay Current—Energy for Lighting
Staying current for Chapter 7 { Energy Use Contents } EARTHLIGHT AT NIGHT – shows the whole planet at night and illustrates interesting urban and transportation patterns as illuminated by human-made lights: the scarcity of lights for North vs. South Korea, the ribbon of lights along the Nile, the township and range of the U.S. high plains […]
EU6C. Stay Current—Energy in Society
Staying current for Chapter 6 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) { Energy Use Contents } 2024-05-01. Steel industry emissions are a big contributor to climate change. Can it go green? By WARREN CORNWALL, Science. Excerpt: Steelmaking, the fiery process that undergirds modern life, comes with a huge cost to the climate. Greenhouse gases gush from […]
EU5C. Stay Current—America Plugged In
Staying current for Chapter 5 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) { Energy Use Contents } 2024-08-17. The Electric Grid Is a Wildfire Hazard. It Doesn’t Have to Be. By Michael E. Webber, Opinion piece for The New York Times. Excerpt: One year after the deadly wildfires on Maui and a few weeks after Hurricane Beryl […]