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| Coal, oil, and natural gas, decay of remains of plants and organisms |
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| main constituent of natural gas, carbon and hydrogen |
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| heated, sunlight enters but stays as energy is trapped. Earth is heated like this, infrared |
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| absorb infrared readiton, Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, |
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| Carbon Capture Storage CCS |
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| Pumping CO2 into underground reserves |
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| nucleus splits (uranium) gives off energy, |
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| nuclei unite gives off energy. Sun and stars do this. |
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| comes from the heat of the earth's interior |
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| Photovotaaic cell - Solar Cell |
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| converts the energy in sunlight directly into electric energy |
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| solar energy converted to heat then into electric energy |
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| Electic current is produced by means of chemical reactions |
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| plant matter can supplement or replace gasoline and diesel fuel |
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| Controlling CO2, make them pay for it, or limit it, |
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| Increase demand by increase population and prosperity, less fossil fuels, CO2 GLOBAL WARMING |
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| CO2 in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels |
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| Better than coal and oil, |
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| Plentiful, but the worst for the environment, more c02 |
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| Hydroelectric - Water and Geothermal - earth's heat Solar cells, wind and tides, and waves |
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