Geography 1500F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Water Pollution, Oil Sands, Asphalt
18 Dec 2018
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Lacking reliable access to safe, affordable energy when it"s needed. Oecd countries: high use per person, phasing out coal. China: high total use, near world ave. per person, decling coal use. India: low use /person major growth is likely. Use water flow to spin turbine; large dams; renewable. Coal: cheap fuel, easy to adjust amount of power produced. High ghg emissions, many countries phasing it our. Energy justice: a framework for thinking about fairness in energy systems and making decisions. Ways energy is produced, distributed, and used can have many social & env. impacts. Distributional outcomes: what gets what; how benefits and burdens are distributed btw individuals and communities. Gas trapped in porous rock far below the surface. Fracking: drill down to shale layer (1-3km) inject "frack fluid" (water, chemicals to break rock) pump gas and "flowback" water out through well. Water pollution ground / surface water contamination, spill events.
