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Power Hungry

Power Hungry. By Robert Bryce Chapter 2: Happy Talk Presented by Brooke O’Bryan. Happy Talk - “friendly banter to fill the airtime between news segments and commercial breaks ” Energy Happy Talk – Examples:

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Power Hungry

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  1. Power Hungry By Robert Bryce Chapter 2: Happy Talk Presented by Brooke O’Bryan

  2. Happy Talk - “friendly banter to fill the airtime between news segments and commercial breaks” • Energy Happy Talk – • Examples: • Miss USA awarded a more eco-friendly green crown as a part of NBC’s initiative “Green is Universal” • Petition from the League of Conservation Voters telling Obama it’s “time to repower, refuel, and rebuild America” • “Happy talk contributes to a widespread sense of guilt.”

  3. America’s rhetoric about energy is disconnected from the 2-3 billion people who live in dire energy poverty (oil/coal = prosperity) • Aims to make Americans feel guilty about their prosperity due to abundant energy. • Examples • The Vatican aiming to become “the world’s first carbon-neutral state.” (carbon credits = penance) • Chevron’s “Will you join us?” campaign • Comes down to image, 77% of Americans had a negative image of the oil/gas industry in 2006, ranking them dead last.

  4. “Although guilt, anger, and fear are key elements of Americans’ gullibility when it comes to energy matters, the most important factor is ignorance.” • Apathy toward science makes it laughably easy for the public to be deceived, or for people to deceive themselves. • 72% of American adults could be considered scientifically illiterate • 47% of adults did not know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun • Mathematics has similar issues: • 71% of adults could not calculate miles per gallon on a trip • 58% of adults were unable to calculate a 10% tip for a lunch bill.

  5. “In order to move past the happy talk, as well as the guilt, fear, and ignorance, we have to address the issues of energy and power in a rigorous manner.” • Newscaster photo: http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Larry+Mendte • Power Hungry photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Hungry • Fraction: http://spmath81708.blogspot.com/2009/05/nikki-lopezs-last-fraction-post.html • Revolution around the Sun: http://www.musingmisanthrope.com/index.php?entry=entry090316-170435

  6. Chapter 3: What’s the Big Deal(Power Tripping 102) Presented by Andrew Kelley

  7. Henry Watt 1 HP = 33,000 ftlb/ min • Units: BTU/hr, cal/day, kg/min, erg/sec • SI: Energy J Power W Quantity Rate P = E/t • 1 HP = 746 W

  8. Renewable Energy: Solar, Wind, Geothermal • Power & Energy Density Gas = 80x Lithium Battery • 1908 Model T vs 2010 Ford Fusion 7.6 HP/L 70 HP/L • Renewable vs. Hydrocarbons • Cities Population Appliances

  9. “Energy doesn’t produce wealth. Energy use produces wealth,”

  10. Chapter 4Wood to Coal to OilThe Slow Pace of Energy TransitionPresented By Keegan Rogers

  11. Figure 3 U.S. Primary Energy Consumption by Source, 1775 to 2009

  12. CH 5 – Coal Hard FactsPresented by Ashley Beattie • Demand for Electricity is Increasing • Between 1990 and 2007, there was a 67.8 percent increase in electricity generation • “Neither the Human Development Index nor the Gross Domestic Product of developing countries will increase without an increase in electricity use.” • Countries with the lowest per capita electricity consumption: Gaza, Chad, Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda • Countries with the highest per capita electricity consumption: Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Qatar • Between 1990 and 2008, the generation of electricity trippled in China, Indonesia, United Arab Emeriates, Malaysia, and Qatar

  13. CH 5 – Coal Hard Facts • Coal Production is increasing • Coal production is not controlled by an organization like the oil industry is controlled by OPEC • The US is adding coal-firing capacity at a rate that is far greater than the rates for wind and solar capacity (284,959,000 additional megawatt hours per year vs. 48,862,000 megawatt hours per year and 346,000 megawatt hours per year)

  14. CH 5 – Coal Hard Facts • Concerns with coal generated power: • Pollution (water/air) • Release of Heavy Metals. Heavy metals are released into rivers. The fish in the rivers are then contaminated. People eat the fish and become ill. • Airborne Particulates • Acid Rain

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