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Presented By Claire Leuschen
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“WE DON’T GIVE A DAMN about energy. What we want is power.” There is a difference between the two. Energy or Power?
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90 percent of the horsepower used Reliable Can be stored Hydrocarbons
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US the largest importer Also one of the largest EXPORTERS “Terrorist attacks cost so little to perpetrate that attempting to curtail terrorist financing through measures affecting the oil market will not be effective” -The Rand Corporation Hitting the cap? Oil
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-1.8%
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Now 20% of electricity generated in America Nuclear power generated from 1973 to 2008 increased 800% It will not be fast, easy or cheap Moving Away from Hydrocarbons
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Power Density Energy Density Scale Cost Can the various energy sources satisfy them? Four Imperatives
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Bryce, Robert. Power Hungry: The Myths of "green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. New York, NY: PublicAffairs, 2010. References
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1) From 1990 to 2007, how has the percent CO2 emissions per capita changed for the U.S.? - a) 72% b) -1.8% c) 37% d) 132% 2)What are the Four Imperatives? 3)Energy and are different? Questions?
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