TOST FYI: Fuel and Energy Resources 2001

OSTA TOST FYI:
Staying Warm!! Fuel and Energy Resources.

Many of us teach about fuels, about energy, and about energy conservation. Here are some URL resources that you might find useful especially during the 2001 power crunch! These resources will be available for a limited time at http://www.canby.com/hemphill/fyienrgy.htm .

General Energy Resources: Oil drilling rig image from NSTA

http://www.nsta.org/energy/find/primer/primer0.html NSTA's Energy Primer site with links to "Work and Energy," "Sources of Energy," and "Stored Energy and Fuels." In addition the site has copyright-free images like the ones on this page available for use.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/index.html Energy QuestTM on Energy Education from the California Energy Commission. Appropriate for younger students.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ Energy Information Administration homepage with official energy statistics from the US Government. You can access energy information by geography, by fuel, by sector, by price. In addition, you can obtain information by specific subject areas: processes, environment, forecasts, and analyses. The site provides a link to recent monthly statistics. This month it also provides annual data from 1949 and the current annual energy outlook. This is an outstanding resource for teachers wishing to access the most current US information with their students either as background information or for analysis.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/main_or.html The Energy Information Administration page for Oregon provides current energy data for Oregon including monthly fuel prices, energy consumption and price data files, our electricity profile, coal profile, natural gas statistics, and renewable energy sources information.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/links/index.html A link to over 1000 energy related links from California Energy Commission.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/types/ Think Quests "Energy Matters," on Types of Energy Sources. A student-produced page providing background information on fossil fuel, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. A key part of the site is the Energy Crisis Game at http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/game/ which has students site different types of energy production plants and deal with the cost of the energy and the effects on the environment. A good game appropriate for high school or middle school students (my students liked it!).
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/Contents.html A course, Matsc101, offered by Ljubisa Radovic, of the Penn State Department of Energy and Geo- Environmental Engineering, on ENERGY AND FUELS IN SOCIETY (1995). A great resource with both technical and general information about energy and different types of fuels. For example,

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/fossil_fuels.html This page deals with the environmental impact of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas).
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/oil_history.gif A graph showing the impact of the car on petroleum demand and the effects of the OPEC embargo and the Iranian revolution on both demand and production.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/supply.html Energy supplies, including fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources.

Fossil Fuel Information Resources:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/special/gasoline_update/market_summary.html Gasoline and diesel fuel current retail prices resource page, including a link to historical information.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/fuel_oil_and_kerosene_sales/foks.html Resource page on kerosene.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/mecs/fueloil/mecs_fueloil_use.html Fuel oil use in manufacturing.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/analysis_publications/heating_brochure/heatbro.htm Information page on heating oil.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/analysis_publications/propane_prices_brochure/propbro.html Resource page on propane.

Petroleum:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html The weekly petroleum report from the Energy
Information Administration with THE most recent data available on petroleum posted every Wednesday at 9 AM!
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/petroleum_history.htmlPetroleum history to 1859-1999.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/petroleum.html A look at the role of petroleum in furnishing energy. It includes a graph, http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/oil_history.gif , which shows the impact of the car on petroleum demand and the effects of the OPEC embargo and the Iranian revolution on both demand and production.

Coal:

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/coal.html Background information on coal as an energy source.

Natural Gas:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/special/natural_gas_update/natgas_update.html The Energy Information Administration Natural Gas Update page, updated daily.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/natural_gas.html Background information on natural gas as a fuel source

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Fuel:

http://216.51.18.233/index_e.html Fuel Cell's 2000 On-line Fuel Cell Information Center. A commercial page with current links to topics and concerns related to fuel cells. It has links to different types of fuel cells and to a library of fuel cell information.
http://sln.fi.edu/inquirer/hydrocar.html From the Franklin Institute Online, a resource page on hydrogen powered cars, entitled, "Pure POWER" by Mark Jaffe.
http://www.e-sources.com/fuelcell.html E-Sources Special Topic resources on Fuel Cells, from Venus Internet and David Hart (david@venus.co.uk).
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/122396explorations.html A Scientific American article, "Beyond Batteries," written about fuel cells, particularly hydrogen fuel cells (12/23/96).
http://www.hfcletter.com/ The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter which reports issues and events in the fuel cell community.
http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/!chem.html#ballard A web page produced by Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science Education, APASE in 1996 to introduce chemical energy and fuel cells. Appropriate for middle school.

Alternative Energy and Fuel Sources:

http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/Environment/9609/e00046d.html From ScienceNet, a page on What are the pros and cons of using methane, methanol and hydrogen as alternative fuels for road vehicles?"
http://www.epa.gov/docs/OMSWWW/06-clean.htm Clean Fuels: An Overview from the EPA, bulletin 400-F-92-008, August 1994, Fact Sheet OMS-6.
http://www.bts.gov/ntl/subjects/alt-fuel.html National Transportation Library resource page for Energy in the Environment: alternative fuels.

Nuclear Energy Resources: Fission and Fusion

http://fusioned.gat.com/ General Atomics education page on energy from fusion. An EXCELLENT resource for teachers at all levels with online educational materials. You may also request their teacher materials or resource book. Educational materials are not just on fusion energy, but on energy comparisons, on the electromagnetic spectrum, etc. I particularly recommend the downloadable slides on energy. You may download and print out slides on energy topics and on comparisons of different kinds of energies.
http://www.uic.com.au/ne.htm Nuclear Electricity. An online text, fairly technical, on different aspects of using nuclear power for electricity. From the Uranium Information Center of Australia.
http://www.uic.com.au/neTchr.htm Teacher Resources from the Uranium Information Center to accompany the online text. Questions are geared to Australian high school students, but can be applied to American classrooms. Questions are asked dealing with environmental and other issues. Topics for student research projects on nuclear power and energy topics are suggested.

Resources on Power:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/california/california.html A link to information on the 2001 California Electric Energy Crisis. From the Energy Information Administration.
http://www.oz.net/nwec/ . Northwest Energy Coalition of Seattle, Washington, provides a page of links on Northwest Energy issues.

http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/docs/crisis.html . A page of links to 2001 articles on the Northwest energy crisis.

http://biz.yahoo.com/n/y/y0024.html . Yahoo's daily update on Oil and Energy News. Heavy on power links and California energy issues.
http://www.portlandgeneral.com/news_powersupply_perspectives.asp. Portland General Electric's power supply update, February, 2001.

Effect of Fossil Fuels on Carbon Dioxide Emissions:

http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_coun.htm National Fossil Fuel CO₂ Emissions. 1997 data ranking the top 20 fossil fuel emitting countries, ranking countries by total CO₂ emissions and by emission per capita. Permits you to search by country name as well.
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/trends.htm Online Trends: A compendium of data on global change. Includes information on CO₂, greenhouse gases, and climate change.

Energy Conservation Links:

http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/weatherization_assistance/index.html . The Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program sponsors a page of useful links on weatherization.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/documents/high_heating_bills.html . Are High Heating Bills Burning You Up? A page with both short-term and long-term hints to cut heating bills.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/energy_savers/ . Energy Savers Portal. A page with links, in both English and Spanish, to energy saving tips for homeowners and to a downloadable guide for energy saving.
http://www.me3.org/issues/efficiency/. Minnesota's Sustainable Energy Efficiency Resources page with links to energy saving resources in one cold state. Includes an energy guide.
http://www.portlandgeneral.com/EE/ Portland General Electric Energy Savings page.

Energy Images (copyright free) from NSTA http://www.nsta.org/energy/find/photos/ . Fire gif from Mr. Fire.

R. Hemphill
February, 2001