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Energy Summit Research Links and Videos (SR)
These Web resources may help you with this project. A citation for each source cited must be recorded with
your notes.
Non-specific Energy Research
Recommended
 Energy Story includes all links for SR Forms of Energy Summaries:
www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html
 How do different energy types affect the environment: http://www.epa.gov/cleanrgy/energy-andyou/affect/index.html
 How stuff works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/energy-channel.htm Allows searches by form of
energy. Includes videos with articles.
 Energy Density (Also known as specific energy): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density
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Department of Energy: www.doe.gov
Energy Kids Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html
TVA Kids Page (Focuses on electricity): http://www.tvakids.com/electricity/production.htm
Maps of where every energy type is located: http://www.msnbc.com/modules/eoe/energy.asp
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/4.html
Energy Story includes all links for SR Forms of Energy Summaries:
www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html
Power Score card: www.powerscorecard.org (This gives the cost/kWh for some fuel type. Choose a
state and click on names of power companies. This also discusses environmental factors.)
Find energy rates for Pepco (MD): http://www.pepcoenergy.com/NaturalGasElectricity/default.aspx
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Links for wind, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, and
solar) http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Explanation of a kilowatt hour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWh
Explanation of energy density: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density
Sources of Energy
The Web sites below include information directly related to the energy source.
Nuclear
 Nuclear Energy Institute: http://www.nei.org/
 http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=15737 (cost of cleaning up uranium mine)
Coal
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American Coal Foundation: http://www.teachcoal.org/aboutcoal/index.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070504151722.htm
http://www.osmre.gov/osmreg.htm regulations on coal mining
Natural Gas
 www.naturalgas.org/
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Cost of Natural Gas: http://www.energy.ca.gov/distgen/economics/cost_of_electricity.html
http://www.offshore-environment.com/naturalgas.html (impact of natural gas on the environment)
Oil and Petroleum: American Petroleum Institute www.api.org
Solar: Facts about solar: http://facts-about-solar-energy.com/
Hydroelectric
 Water science for schools: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/hyhowworks.html
 http://www.earthscape.org/t1/ald01/ (what is the effect of a dam on the environment)
 http://hydropower.id.doe.gov/resourceassessment/states.shtml (has a map and lists the amount of
hydropower used in each state)
Wind
 American Wind energy association: http://www.awea.org/
 Fact sheet: http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets.html
 http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/1012-wind_farms_impacting_weather.htm
Biofuel: (also called Biomass)
 www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/abcs_biofuels.html
Geothermal:
 Geothermal Education office: http://www.eere.energy.gov/