11:375:101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Longwave, 1948 Donora Smog, Energy Returned On Energy Invested
5 Dec 2017
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Drilling to get natural gas for energy (nonrenewable energy), which is a component of petroleum. Chemicals are injected into the ground where methane is trapped in shales. Try to release natural gases in the pores so you can get the methane out. Only have to tell epa they are injecting into the environment when something is known to be very toxic. If it hasn"t been tested or studied yet, they don"t have to stop. Has less sulfur than coal, so it releases less pollutants. In order to burn coal as clean as possible, you need to reduce the smog. Other injection methods can be hazardous because we don"t know what happens there. We change pressures deep in the ground. We don"t want to add to increase the likelihood of earthquakes occurring. Dry goods, paper, things you throw away. As a consumer, you can choose whether to get it or not. Water bottles can be recycled, but only 7% are.
