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ENERGY!! TSMART

November 17, 2014

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Energy Consumption

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Types of Energy Sources

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Coal Natural Gas Oil

Nuclear Hydro Renewable

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Climate Change

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Greenhouse Gases

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Renewable Energy

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Wind

Solar

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How the wind works

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqohRu2RRk

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Recap from Bill

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Wind Energy

• We can harness the energy in the wind

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Challenge! Build a Wind Turbine

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Wind Turbine vs. Airplane

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Careers in Wind Energy

• Wind Lobbyist

• Turbine Developer

• Wind Farm Developer

• Wind Farm Operator

• Weather Modeling

• Researcher at a Lab

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