BIOL-103 Lecture 14: Material not on Keiths slides (redslides and more) Nov.17-01Dec
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Peak oil when the resource is 50% depeleted. Idea first posulated y petrogeologist m. king hubbert in 1950s. Prior to 1970 oil flowed freely and cheap- 20 dollars a barrel. Kerogen: contrast surface mining with in situ. Surface- one is close to surface, surface mining is more effective at bitumen removal. Oil was important in the 1900 oil became more important than coal leading it to reach a plateau. Coal has been on the rise again since the 1950"s coal is used for electrical power. List advantages and disadvantages of surface mining verus undergound. List some advantages and dis of candu reactor compsred with pressurised lwrs- Use uranium and you need lower technology and candu reactors shit down when they spring a leak. Lwrs- melt down if they spring a leak. Disadvantage of candu- hyperexpensive duwe to heavy water . How does it compare with existing energy sources in overall importance-
