1. Fossil fuel
By: Ana Ralea

2. A recent history of Fossil Fuel
-In the middle ages, people started burning coal, they used up all the coal on the surface, so they started mining underground.
-The mines filled up with water, so Samuel Newcomen invented a machine to pump the water out

3. A recent history of Fossil Fuel
-Fossil Fuel + Machines = The beginning of the industrial revolution
-Michael Faraday invented the electric motor
-Nikola Tesla invented alternating currents
-People started generating electricity and used it in their daily lives

4. A recent history of Fossil Fuel
-People started using coal, tar and oil as industrial chemicals
- Fertilizer is made from fossil fuels
-World War I and World War II used tanks and trucks powered off of Fossil Fuels
-The great depression hits, partly caused by overproduction
-The use of oil is replaced by diesel

5. A recent history of Fossil Fuel
-China is burning half of the worlds coal for export products
-The earth suffers from environmental problems such as rising CO2 levels, heat waves, acidic oceans etc.
-The US becomes 40% of the economy
-Fossil Fuels are being overused

6. Cost per each Kilowatt per hour
-The price varies, depending on your location and your provider, but it is approximately 3.28 cents/Kwh, and 0.45 cents in carbon tax
(Statistics from 2010, can vary by years)

7. Is the price expected to rise or fall?
-Prices are expected to rise significantly before supplies run out, due to overuse

8. Fossil Fuel in BC Oil refineries
- Burnaby oil refinery, produces 50,000 to 55,000 oil barrels a day, is exported to US and Asia
-Prince George oil refinery, a small local refinery, produces 12,000 barrels of oil a day

9. Fossil Fuel in BC Coal mines
-Coal mountain, produces 2.7 million tons of coal per year, is expected to be exhausted by 2018
-Elkview, their coal is used in making steel, produce 5.6 million tons per year, reserve life of 55 years

10. Fossil Fuel in BC
-Roman, Due to open in 2013, will produce 3 million tons per year, expected to have a reserve life of 10 years
-Quinsam Coal Mine, the only underground mine in the province, is used for cement production

11. Pros and cons- Overall PROS -Gives us heat and electricity and fuel
-Allows modern agriculture
CONS
-Limited supply
-Air pollution
-Releases CO2 when burnt, which causes global warming

12. Pros and cons- Oil PROS -We can use the fuel to power motors
-Boosts economy
-Easier to mine out than coal
CONS
-Tanker ships can spill
-Releases sulphur dioxide gas
-Causes breathing problems and acid rain
-Oil spills
-Disturbs habitats

13. Pros and cons- Coal PROS
-Very important for electricity (used for 50% of electricity) -One of the cheapest ways to generate electricity
CONS
-Produces most CO2
-Releases SO2
-destroys habitats

14. Pros and cons- Natural gas
-Can be liquefied for easier transport
-Produces heat
-Less pollution
-Cleaner
-Less expensive
-Can be bottled up for car fuel
CONS
-Very flammable
-You cannot smell it or see it
-Causes explosions and oil spills
-Disturbs ocean habitats

15. How its generated

16. How it’s generated

17. How it’s generated -Burns chemical fuel
-Heat is used to boil water and make steam, then the steam spins a turbine, which drives a generator and produces energy. The energy then goes to transformers to create voltage
-Coal and oil is mined

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