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FOSSIL FUELS

FOSSIL FUELS. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas By: Andrea S. COAL. History of Coal. Coal was used for heating by cavemen in England During Industrial Revolution, coal used to run steam engines 1880, started being used for generating electricity and heating. Pro s and Cons. Limited supply

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FOSSIL FUELS

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  1. FOSSIL FUELS Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas By: Andrea S.

  2. COAL

  3. History of Coal • Coal was used for heating by cavemen in England • During Industrial Revolution, coal used to run steam engines • 1880, started being used for generating electricity and heating

  4. Pros and Cons • Limited supply • Air pollution • Produces most carbon dioxide when burnt (global warming) • Produces sulfur dioxide (breathing problems, contributes to acid rain) • Strip mining destroys habitats • Heat • Electricity (50% from coal) • One of cheapest ways

  5. Coal Mines in B.C. • Coal Mountain • Elkview • Line Creek • Greenhills • Fording River • Brule • Perry Creek • Roman Mountain • Trend Mine • Quinsam Coal Mine

  6. OIL

  7. History of Oil • In ancient times, oil was easy to access (oil seeps on ground), used as medicine • 1850, American sold it in bottles to cure ailments • Many oil wells were drilled afterwards

  8. Pros and Cons • Electricity • Heating • Fuel for powering motors • Boosts our economy • Easier to pump out than coal • Limited supply • Air pollution • Releases carbon dioxide (global warming) • Tanker ships can spill • Pipelines can burst • Releases sulfur dioxide (breathing problems, contributes to acid rain) • Disturbs habitats

  9. Oil Refineries in B.C. • Burnaby Oil Refinery-largest in the province • Prince George Oil Refinery

  10. NATURAL GAS

  11. History of Natural Gas • 400 BC, Chinese used it to boil water • 100 AD, Persian king built his kitchen around natural gas flame (struck by lightning) • 1700, British used for lighting • 1800, used in North America for lighting • 1885, used for Bunsen burners

  12. Pros and Cons • Electricity • Heating • Liquefied for easier transportation, converted back to gas • Less pollution than coal • Can be bottled up for car fuel • Limited supply • Air pollution • Carbon dioxide (global warming) • Very flammable • Can’t see or smell • Explosions, oil spills • Disturbs ocean habitats

  13. Natural GasCompanies in B.C. • MontneyFormation • Precision Drilling Corp. • Calfrac Well Service • Trican Well Service Ltd.

  14. Generation Process • Fossil fuel goes to power plant • Burned in a boiler, water becomes steam • Steam goes through pipes to turbine • The steam spins the turbine blades. • Spinning blades cause shaft to turn inside generator • Electrical current is produced • Electricity travels through wires to cities

  15. Price • Approximately 9¢/kWh • Prices expected to rise because the supply is slowly running out

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