Overview of Energy Use Intro to Energy Society

Overview of Energy Use - Intro to Energy & Society Unit -

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

Energy Use • Historic Energy Use Time

Energy Use • Historic Energy Use Industrial Revolution Mid 1800’s Time

Energy Use • Historic Energy Use Industrial Revolution Mid 1800’s Time now

Energy Use • Historic Energy Use now Industrial Revolution Mid 1800’s Time Nomadic people agriculture / settle down machines technology

• Traditional Energy Sources

• Traditional Energy Sources = fossil fuels

• Traditional Energy Sources = fossil fuels coal

• Traditional Energy Sources = fossil fuels oil coal

• Traditional Energy Sources = fossil fuels oil coal natural gas

2010 BP Oil Spill – Gulf of Mexico • Deep water drilling

2010 BP Oil Spill – Gulf of Mexico • Deep water drilling • Explosion – broke a seal / pipe

2010 BP Oil Spill – Gulf of Mexico • Deep water drilling • Explosion – broke a seal / pipe • 35, 000 60, 000 barrels of oil / day leaked

2010 BP Oil Spill – Gulf of Mexico • Deep water drilling • Explosion – broke a seal / pipe • 35, 000 60, 000 barrels of oil / day leaked • Worst oil spill in America

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil.

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil.

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil.

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil.

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil. Worth the risk?

• Do this dangerous drilling because running out of easy-to-reach oil. 2010 – 93% USA’s energy came from nonrenewable Worth the risk?

• Clean up: booms skimmers dispersants

• What is energy? • Why do we need it? • Why is it constantly in the news?

• What is energy? Energy gives us the ability to ‘do stuff’

• Why do we need it?

• Why is it constantly in the news?

Think… Wind Turbines Read p. 217 Reflect & answer # 1, 2