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Energy consumption during human activities, as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, has the largest potential for climate change abatement.
Parabolic-trough solar collectors at Kramer Junction in the Mojave desert in California. This facility began operation in 1986 and can generate 150 MW peak output.
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Case: Is Anybody Listening?
SUMMARY The case is an example of how Western-based property law, Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act, Public Law 93-531, has undermined traditional Native American practices... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power -...
SUMMARY 2:16 minutes This video explains what "Concentrating Solar Power" is, how it works, and how systems like parabolic troughs produce renewable power.... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Wind Turbines - DOE
SUMMARY 2:16 minutes This video explains the basics of how wind turbines operate to produce clean power from an abundant, renewable resource—the wind. A form... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps - DOE
SUMMARY 2.32 minutes This video shows how geothermal heat pumps generate clean, reliable, and renewable energy using the heat contained within the earth. An... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Cool Roofs - DOE
SUMMARY 2:17 minutes This video demonstrates how "cool roofs" can reduce the "heat island" effect in cities and suburbs along with associated... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Solar PV - DOE
SUMMARY 2 minutes This video shows the basics of how a PV panel converts light radiated from the sun into usable power, whether on the electric grid or off—and... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Daylighting - DOE
SUMMARY 3 minutes This video demonstrates "Daylighting" — the use of windows or skylights for natural lighting and temperature regulation—is one... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Electric Vehicles - DOE
SUMMARY 3 minutes This edition of Energy 101 shows Electric Vehicles have several advantages over traditional cars, including higher energy efficiency, reduced... More »
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Video: Energy 101: Biofuels - DOE
SUMMARY 3 minute video. This edition of Energy 101 shows how biomass is broken down and refined into sustainable biofuels via biochemical and thermochemical... More »
Reducing Dickinson's Carbon Footprint
Last Updated on 2013-05-16 at 20:15
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Students in this service learning/community-based research course worked together as a consulting team to research options for reducing campus greenhouse gas (GHG)... More »
Simulation - C-ROADS
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 20:33
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C-ROADS is a computer simulation that helps people understand the long-term climate impacts of policy scenarios to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It allows for... More »
Simulation: En-ROADS “Energy – Rapid Overview and...
Last Updated on 2013-05-13 at 23:44
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Runs in less than 0.1 second.
En-ROADS is a fast, powerful simulation tool for understanding how we can achieve our energy transition, poverty, and climate... More »
Case: Is Anybody Listening?
Last Updated on 2013-05-10 at 18:21
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The case is an example of how Western-based property law, Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act, Public Law 93-531, has undermined traditional Native American practices... More »
Community-Based Research: Reducing Campus GHG Emissions
Last Updated on 2013-05-09 at 23:51
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Students, working as a consulting team, carryout a semester-long Community-Based Research (CBR) project in which they research options for reducing campus... More »
Natural gas
Last Updated on 2013-05-08 at 17:54
Natural gas is a gas consisting primarily of methane (CH4). It is found as a raw naturally occurring gas in underground reservoirs, as gas associated with underground... More »
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