fossil fuels
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FOSSIL FUELS = POLLUTION
“Pollution from power plants cuts short the lives of nearly 24,000 Americans
nationwide every year.”
Coal Consumption
Increase in Coal =
Increase in Pollution
China’s coal plants cause 400,000 premature deaths a year (in China)
“30 percent of childhood asthma is
due to environmental
exposures”
“Of the largest 1000 fossil fuel-fired power plants in the U.S., 77% are not subject to
pollution controls…”
“Today’s typical auto actually releases more global warming emissions than they
did 20 years ago.”
“Vehicle exhaust contributes roughly 95 percent of all carbon monoxide emissions
nationwide in cities”
“More than 15,000 people are treated annually in hospital emergency rooms for
carbon monoxide exposure”
“In one year, a car can produce 4 times its own weight in carbon monoxide”
POLLUTION =
GLOBAL WARMING
Dependency on Fossil Fuels
Problem The inexpensiveness and easy
storage creates our dependence on Fossil Fuels.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Alternative Energy SourcesAlternative Energy Sources
Solar PowerSolar Power
Fuel CellsFuel CellsBiomass PowerBiomass Power
Wind PowerWind PowerWood EnergyWood Energy
Geothermal PowerGeothermal Power
“One proposed wind farm in West Virginia, would cost $300,000,000 to
build”
“State-of-the-art wind power plants at excellent sites are generating electricity
at less than 5 cents/kWh”
Price Cut If an investor-
owned utility (IOU) owned and financed the facility instead there could be a 30% reduction in cents/kWh
(as low as 3.5 cents/kWh)
“In some physically isolated settings, it can cost a homeowner $10,000 or more to
connect to the utility grid solar electricity”
“A large-scale photovoltaic production plant would cost $660 million up-front”
Not Economically BeneficialNot Economically Beneficial
Solar Energy: 22-40 cents per
kilowatt-hour Current average :
11 cents per kilowatt-hour
“A typical pellet stove cost about $11.50 per million Btu, a figure that is less than
the cost of electric heat”
Sawdust Creates Wood Pellets
40 lb. bag is on average $3.00
Wood Pellets: Inexpensive Less Storage
Space Transportable Comes from
Waste Can be Co-Fired
Geothermal energy is an enormous, underused heat and
power resource
“Many homeowners could spend from $35 to $70 less per month”
(on energy bills)
“A 3,000 sq. ft. house in Oklahoma City has a verified average electric bill of $60 per month - using a geothermal heat pump.”
1932 – Fossil Fuels
Present Day – Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Energy Clean Reliable Homegrown Cost Efficient Available in
many locations
FROM THE DARK PAST
TO THE BRIGHT FUTURE