| Chapter 11: Energy and the Environment |
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| Earth's Energy System |
| Diagram detailing Earth's energy flow. |
| World Resources 1996-1997, Energy Resources. |
| Petroleum |
| 1995 National Assessment of the United States Oil and Gas Resources. This report (full online version) summarizes the results of a 3-year study of the oil and gas resources of onshore areas and state waters of the United States by USGS. Includes 13 figures and 5 tables on U.S. petroleum reserves. |
| More in the Pipeline, an illustrated Washington Post article on worldwide oil reserves. |
| A three-dimensional simulation of underground salt structures, geologic features of great economic importance because they are commonly associated with hidden natural reservoirs of gas and oil. Accompanying text. |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy Techline. Reports on milestones and events achieved in DOE's fossil energy research and development and petroleum reserves programs. |
| Other Fluid Hydrocarbons |
| Tar Sands and Oil Shales. |
| Sierra Club policy statement on oil shale and synthetic fuels. |
| DOE Fossil Energy home page. |
| Coal |
| Self-Scrubbing Coal: A Clean Coal Technology Project. |
| Coal Fact Sheet. |
| Geothermal Energy |
| Well-illustrated article on geothermal energy. |
| An excellent list of geothermal energy information resources on the web. |
| Nuclear Energy |
| Nuclear Energy home page of the DOE's Energy Information Administration. Publications and data on many aspects of nuclear energy and uranium mining. |
| World Information Service on Energy (WISE) web site. WISE is an advocacy group set up by safe energy activists in 1978 to function as an international switchboard for local and national safe energy groups around the world who want to exchange information and support one another. WISE covers topics related to the nuclear industry, such as new developments in policy and technology, nuclear proliferation, accidents, and activities of local movements. |
| Home page of nuke, Nuclear Information Worldwide Web server. A great page with numerous links to a wide variety of nuclear information, including one to a very cool Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Java applet that challenges the user to prevent a nuclear power plant accident. |
| Solar Energy |
| Mr. Solar home page. Includes links to current "Ask Mr. Solar" columns, articles on alternative energy, a college solar electric course that Mr. Solar teaches on the Internet, a solar energy products catalogue, and information on designing and installing your own solar electric system. |
| Profiles in Renewable Energy: Case Studies of Successful Utility-Sector Projects. |
| Home page of the American Solar Energy Society. |
| EcoNet's Wind Energy resources page. |
| Biomass: Nature's Renewable Storehouse of Solar Energy and Chemical Resources. Illustrated article on biomass. |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation |
| EcoNet's Energy Efficiency page, with links to many different types of resources. |
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