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Future of Energy

Future of Energy. Near Future (Present to 2030). Solar/Hydrogen Economy Wind Power Nuclear Power Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Video . Midcentury (2030 to 2070). Global Warming Technical measures proposed to change the way we consume energy Launching Pollutants into the atmosphere.

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Future of Energy

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  1. Future of Energy

  2. Near Future (Present to 2030) • Solar/Hydrogen Economy • Wind Power • Nuclear Power • Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Video

  3. Midcentury (2030 to 2070) • Global Warming • Technical measures proposed to change the way we consume energy • Launching Pollutants into the atmosphere

  4. Midcentury (2030 to 2070) Cont. • Technical Fixes

  5. Midcentury (2030 to 2070) Cont. • Fusion Power

  6. Far Future (2070 to 2100) • Maglev Trains and Cars • California High Speed Rail • Space Solar Power

  7. New Technology • Cars • Solar • Osmotic Power

  8. Testing Knowledge • Who or what pulled Apollo’s chariot across the sky? • Fire-breathing horses • What did Zeus do to Semele? • Burned her to a crisp through his blinding, cosmic energy • In the 20th century: The rise of modern civilization has been refueled by two things. • What are those two things? • Cheap Oil and Moore’s Law

  9. Testing Knowledge What percentage of the world’s carbon dioxide does the U.S. generate? ~25%

  10. Teach Something About Writing • Reading from bottom to top • Isolate thesis and each first sentence of every paragraph on separate page. • Let’s eat Grandma. • Colon:

  11. Conversation Prompt • How can we explore fission power, while avoiding nuclear terrorist threats that can potentially escalate to a WW3?

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