Groundwater withdraw issues in Cali
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140819-groundwater-california-drought-aquifers-hidden-crisis/
Great resource from the EPA over groundwater contamination. ~7 pages of text, but really good information. 9/10 would recommend:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/mgwc-gwc1.pdf
Monday, February 27, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Blog due on 2/23
Linking wind/solar with hydrogen to solve the intermediacy (wind not always blowing, sun not always shining) problem!
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2014/07/hydrogen-energy-storage-a-new-solution-to-the-renewable-energy-intermittency-problem.html
and for a real world application: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/worlds-first-green-energy-boat-prepares-for-a-six-year-voyage-around-the-world/2017/01/11/addd870a-d37c-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.82ec512cce7e
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2014/07/hydrogen-energy-storage-a-new-solution-to-the-renewable-energy-intermittency-problem.html
and for a real world application: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/worlds-first-green-energy-boat-prepares-for-a-six-year-voyage-around-the-world/2017/01/11/addd870a-d37c-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.82ec512cce7e
Monday, February 13, 2017
Blog due on 2/15
Renewables: Pros and Cons
Select ONE of the three articles below and respond in the 3-2-1 format
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-solar-and-wind-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-hydropower-and-tidal-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-biomass-and-geothermal-energy
Want to know more about China and its renewable energy policy? Start here (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/asia/china-renewable-energy-investment.html?_r=0) and realize they are moving ahead of the US in renewables. They realized that maximum growth without regard for air quality was not in the national interest long term... Also check out http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35351597
Select ONE of the three articles below and respond in the 3-2-1 format
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-solar-and-wind-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-hydropower-and-tidal-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-biomass-and-geothermal-energy
Want to know more about China and its renewable energy policy? Start here (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/asia/china-renewable-energy-investment.html?_r=0) and realize they are moving ahead of the US in renewables. They realized that maximum growth without regard for air quality was not in the national interest long term... Also check out http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35351597
Monday, February 6, 2017
Blog due on 2/8
Wind power growth!
http://e360.yale.edu/features/european_offshore_wind_industry_booming
And for those looking to be informed about the direction our energy policy is going:
http://e360.yale.edu/features/hillary_clinton_donald_trump_on_energy_and_environment_2016_presidential_election
Note that Solar actually accounts for more jobs in the electric power generation sector than coal did according to the US Dept of Energy (https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/2017%20US%20Energy%20and%20Jobs%20Report_0.pdf)
http://e360.yale.edu/features/european_offshore_wind_industry_booming
And for those looking to be informed about the direction our energy policy is going:
http://e360.yale.edu/features/hillary_clinton_donald_trump_on_energy_and_environment_2016_presidential_election
Note that Solar actually accounts for more jobs in the electric power generation sector than coal did according to the US Dept of Energy (https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/2017%20US%20Energy%20and%20Jobs%20Report_0.pdf)
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