Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels are the product of millions of years of photosynthesis
stored and processed under heat and pressure
Most fuel is found in rocks from about 50-450 million years ago
Review
Energy basics
Estimation techniques
Laws of thermodynamics
Carbon, photosynthesis, and combustion
Fossil Fuels
where do we get them
how do we use them
why are they useful
how are they harmful
fossil fuel etymology latin fodere dig fossilis dug up
Types of Fossil Fuels
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Impacts of a Global Fossil Fuel Network
Fossil fuels are being extracted, processed, and used all over the world
Who bears the burden of the consequences?
Who benefits from their use?
Where are these consequences located?
Origin of Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuel Molecules
Petroleum prices
Certain prices are indexed and recorded
Petroleum use
Natural gas prices currently low
Pollution effects
Carbon dioxide climate
Particulates
Acid rain
Impacts of extraction methods
exxon valdez 1989 prince william sound, alaska
deepwater horizon explosion 2010
sago mine 2006 disaster
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
exploration expensing
unpriced externalities
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