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Canadian tar sands
peak oil
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bar
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per
day
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hydrolic fracking
coral bleaching
Fukushima accident
BP Gulf Coast oil spill
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2 leve
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pmv)
Thousands of years before present (ky BP)
CO2 levels
gas prices
Solar energy is abundant
Chemical fuels store energy well
Solar heat uses all wavelengths of light
Designer materials use heat to make fuels
Image creditsgas prices: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/oct/05/calif-gas-prices-shock-drivers/
peak oil: http://www.paulchefurka.ca/Population.html
CO2 levels: Indermühle A., T.F. Stocker, F. Joos, H. Fischer, H.J. Smith, M. Wahlen, B. Deck, D. Mastroianni, J. Tschumi, T. Blunier, R. Meyer, B. Stauffer. 1999. Nature 398:121-126; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 (http://www.ipcc.ch); Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/) and Dr. Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/).
fukushima daiichi: http://journeys4good.com/on-location/fukushima-50-japans-volunteer-heroes-and-the-international-volunteers-they-inspire/
coral reefs: http://fooyoh.com/menknowpause_lifestyle_living/5141673
oil spill: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/photogalleries/100608-gulf-oil-spill-environment-birds-animals-pictures/
fracking: http://thejackalman.blogspot.com/2011/06/nationals-fracking-response.html
solar energy map: http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/solarenergydisadvantages.html
the sun: http://haysvillelibrary.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/the-song-of-the-sun/
magnifying lens: http://www.tutorvista.com/physics/magnifying-glass-lens
Canadian tar sands: National Geographic Magazine “Scraping Bottom” March 2009, photo Peter Essick
human respiration: http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookRESPSYS.html
solar collection field: http://kawngroup.com/solar-thermal-energy-systems/