IB ESS 3.3 Energy Resources QSI E09
How to cope with wind turbines disadvantages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ht0hW12us&feature=related
Climate change and the global ocean - NASA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLR-DtxfHPY&feature=channel
Measuring atmospheric pollution:http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0517mopitt.html
Resource to make a link between "Measuring abiotic factor" and "Pollution management":http://www.seremisaludrm.cl/sitio/pag/aire/indexjs3aireindices-prueba.asp
Assignment: Draw a table to present sources of energy (column1), their advantages/disadvantages (column2) and the factors affecting choices of energy (column3) with named examples when relevant/possible.
Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?
Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think -- and might even change your mind.
http://www.ted.com/talks/debate_does_the_world_need_nuclear_energy.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/debate_does_the_world_need_nuclear_energy.html
Steven Cowley: Fusion is energy's
future
Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work -- and details the projects that he and many others have devoted their lives to, working against the clock to create a new source of energy.
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_cowley_fusion_is_energy_s_future.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_cowley_fusion_is_energy_s_future.html
Rob Hopkins: Transition to a
world without oil
Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels.
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html
Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil
In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine -- and then beyond to the projected peak-oil endgame.
http://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_photographs_the_landscape_of_oil.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_photographs_the_landscape_of_oil.html
Lisa Margonelli: The political chemistry of oil
In the Gulf oil spill's aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract from the issue at its heart: our unrestrained oil consumption. She shares her bold plan to wean America off of oil -- by confronting consumers with its real cost.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_margonelli_the_political_chemistry_of_oil.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_margonelli_the_political_chemistry_of_oil.html
T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas
The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150 million investing in wind energy, Pickens suggests it isn't, not yet. What might get us there? Natural gas. After the talk, watch for a lively Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson.
A legendary oil and gas entrepreneur, T. Boone Pickens is now on a mission to enhance U.S. energy policies to lessen the nation’s dependence on OPEC oil.
A legendary oil and gas entrepreneur, T. Boone Pickens is now on a mission to enhance U.S. energy policies to lessen the nation’s dependence on OPEC oil.
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