Monday, May 20, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Sustainable Energy?
Power/Energy
University of Minnesota at MorrisTough Stuff -Solar
Solar roadways
Peswiki (make your own power plant)
Zoetrope (do it yourself wind turbine)
Husk Powers
Wind Power through Kites
Energy and Saving Lives
Geothermal Energy
Tidal Wave Energy and Florida Ocean Energy
Bill Gross on New Energy
Jonothan Trent: Algae Pond Energy
Juan Enriquez: Using Biology to Rethink the Energy Challenge
Former Governor Jennifer Granholm on "A Clean Energy: Race to the Top"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Nuclear Energy Issues (Fukushima, Chernobyl, 3 Mile Island)
How Nuclear Plants work
Fukushima (Japan)
Fukushima What Happened?
Fukushima Two Years Later
Below: The tsunami that caused the accident
Written on 4.6.11
"The latest official death toll is 11,828, with more than 15,500 still missing.
A powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11 at 1446 local time (0546 GMT), unleashing massive tsunami waves that crashed into Japan's northeastern coast of Honshu, the largest and main island of Japan, resulting in widespread damage and destruction. According to the Government of Japan (GoJ), as of Friday (April 1), 11,734 people are confirmed dead and 16,375 people are reported to be missing. (Kyodo, Reuters, April 1) There are no new figures for the number of injured, but the UN reported last week that 2,766 people were injured. Casualty numbers are likely to increase as emergency teams continue to reach and assess affected areas. The earthquake sparked widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the shallow quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 km) (20 km deep according to Japan's Meteorological Agency), around 80 miles (125 km) off the eastern coast of Japan, and 240 miles (380 km) northeast of Tokyo. (from http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ADGO-8FJKXT?OpenDocument)
Satellite Images of the effects of the tsunami
Chernobyl (Ukraine)
Chernobyl What Happened?
Chernobyl Exclusion zone
Chernobyl 25 years later
Fallout Clouds (radiation is dispersed in the air over Europe)
3 Mile Island (United States)
Fukushima (Japan)
Fukushima What Happened?
Fukushima Two Years Later
Below: The tsunami that caused the accident
Written on 4.6.11
"The latest official death toll is 11,828, with more than 15,500 still missing.
A powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11 at 1446 local time (0546 GMT), unleashing massive tsunami waves that crashed into Japan's northeastern coast of Honshu, the largest and main island of Japan, resulting in widespread damage and destruction. According to the Government of Japan (GoJ), as of Friday (April 1), 11,734 people are confirmed dead and 16,375 people are reported to be missing. (Kyodo, Reuters, April 1) There are no new figures for the number of injured, but the UN reported last week that 2,766 people were injured. Casualty numbers are likely to increase as emergency teams continue to reach and assess affected areas. The earthquake sparked widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the shallow quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 km) (20 km deep according to Japan's Meteorological Agency), around 80 miles (125 km) off the eastern coast of Japan, and 240 miles (380 km) northeast of Tokyo. (from http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ADGO-8FJKXT?OpenDocument)
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| A Satellite image of the devastation caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami |
Satellite Images of the effects of the tsunami
Chernobyl (Ukraine)
Chernobyl What Happened?
Chernobyl Exclusion zone
Chernobyl 25 years later
Fallout Clouds (radiation is dispersed in the air over Europe)
3 Mile Island (United States)
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