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Warm-Up:. Agree or disagree with this statement: The United States is currently experiencing an energy crisis. Explain your reasoning. Think about it…. Why don’t we just keep using fossil fuels into the future?. Talk about it…. Why don’t we just keep using fossil fuels into the future?.
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Warm-Up: Agree or disagree with this statement: The United States is currently experiencing an energy crisis. Explain your reasoning.
Think about it… Why don’t we just keep using fossil fuels into the future?
Talk about it… Why don’t we just keep using fossil fuels into the future?
Talk about the numbers… The U.S. is home to 4% of the world's population, yet consumes 26% of the world's energy.
Worldwide Increase in Demand for Fossil Fuels • World population growing • Development of India, China and other Countries
Fossil Fuels • 85% of all the US energy • 2/3 electricity • Nearly 100% transportation fuels
Natural gas, 23% of The United States energy usage. Coal is used to produce almost 60% of our nations electrical power, and accounts for 22% of our overall energy consumption.
When will it run out? • It is currently getting scarcer, and as a result more expensive, but current estimates suggest we will not actually run out until between 2025 and 2070.
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