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E&S:Lecture 6
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Fossil fuel utilization
1. Transportation
2. Electricity generation
3. Space heating
US coal peak will occur in
2032
US annual birth rate
4.2 million per year
Environmental Cost: Burning coal causes
1. Smog
2. Acid rain
3. Air toxins
4. CO2 emissions
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)
1.Drilling approach developed in mid 1980’s for producing natural gas from porous
2. Involves Injecting high pressure water, sand and soapy chemicals to fracture the rock and release the gas
Environmental effects of fracking
1. Fracking chemicals contaminate aquifers
2. Fracking lowers water tables
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E&S:Lecture 6
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Updated
2012-05-17T06:28:34Z
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