Energy Statistics
Timeline of Energy & Fuels
Problems:
Global Warming
Greenhouse Gases
Other Fuel Problems
Air and Water quality problems during extraction and use.
Non-Renewable sources (oil, gas, coal) will run out.
Estimates for peak world oil production range from 2002 to 2020+
The environmental costs of extracting more are getting higher.
Extracting oil and gas gets more expensive as supplies become scarcer.
Even clean fuels like ethanol and hydrogen require energy, which creates
greenhouse gases to produce them.
Solutions:
Renewable/Alternative/Sustainable Energy and low-carbon Energy
Geoengineering (Other Technical Solutions)
Political Solutions
Energy Effeciency:
Green Living (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs), Transportation, Plastic Bags...)
Green Homes and Buildings
Slow Population Growth
Glossary
Clean Energy | US EPA
Energy Information Administration (EIA) www.eia.doe.gov/
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Sierra Club Clean Energy Solutions
Links:
Debunking the Top 10 Energy Myths, July 2010 Popular Mechanics
Earth's Climate History, by Antón Uriarte
Energy conservation - Wikipedia
Jon Stewart - An Energy-Independent Future - Different Face Same Story - Last eight Presidents
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last updated 17 May 2007
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