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    This document discusses energy and its impact on the environment. It defines energy as the ability to cause change and notes that energy cannot be created or destroyed based on the law of conservation of energy. It categorizes energy sources as either renewable (solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass) or non-renewable (fossil fuels, nuclear) and lists some advantages and disadvantages of each. Non-renewable energy sources are noted to produce greenhouse gases and damage the environment, while renewable sources are sustainable but have higher costs and limitations. The document also briefly discusses economics and environmental economics in relation to resource use and supply/demand.

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    This document discusses energy and its impact on the environment. It defines energy as the ability to cause change and notes that energy cannot be created or destroyed based on the law of conservation of energy. It categorizes energy sources as either renewable (solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass) or non-renewable (fossil fuels, nuclear) and lists some advantages and disadvantages of each. Non-renewable energy sources are noted to produce greenhouse gases and damage the environment, while renewable sources are sustainable but have higher costs and limitations. The document also briefly discusses economics and environmental economics in relation to resource use and supply/demand.

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    ENERGY'S IMPACT ON

    THE ENVIRONMENT
    WHAT IS ENERGY?
    Energy is the ability to cause change.Energy all
    ows movement in the world.

    LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY


    -is a law of science that states that energy can
    not be created or destroyed, but only changed
    from one form to another or transffered from
    one object to another.
    Energy Sources
    RENEWABLE ENERGY NON-RENEWABLE ENER
    GY
    • Solar energy • Fossil fuel
    • Wind energy -coal
    • Geothermal energy -oil
    • Hydro -natural gas
    • Biomass • Nuclear energy
    ADVANTAGES OF RENEW DISADVANTAGES OF REN
    ABLE ENERGY EWABLE ENERGY
    • Renewable energy wo • Higher upfront cost
    n't run out. • Intermittency
    • maintenance requireme • Storage capabilities
    nts are lower.
    • Geographic limitations
    • Renewables save mone
    y.
    • Renewable energy has
    numerous health and e
    nvironmental benifits.
    • Renewable lower relian
    ce on foreign energy so
    urces.
    ADVANTAGES OF NON-RENE DISADVANTAGES OF NON-
    WABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY
    • It is easily to store • It produces green house g
    • It is easily accessible ases.
    • It is more compatible • Its by products cause dam
    • It is affordable age to the environment.
    • It is present in fair quantity • Once exhousted they are
    • It can be efficiently convert not easily replinished.
    ed to the type of energy re • Rising cost
    quired • Its residual products are g
    • It is easy to transport enerally non-biodegradab
    • A power plant which runs o le.
    b non-renewable source of • its product pose potential
    energy can be located any threat to human health
    where as long as fuel is avai
    lable. • Responsible for acid rain
    Harmful effect of non-renewabl
    e energy on the environment
    • Green-house gas emissions
    • Air pollution
    • Acid rain
    • Water pollution
    • Soil pollution
    • Non-biodegradable waste generation
    • Oil spills
    • Depletion of ozone layer
    • ECONOMICS
    Economics studies how people use resources to
    provide goods and services in the face of variable sup
    ply and demand.

    • ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS is an area of econo


    mics dealing with the relationship between the econ
    omy and the environment.
    Types of Modern Economies
    • SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY= people meet needs direc
    tly from nature and agriculture;do not buy most pro
    ducts.
    • CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY= national goverm
    ent determines how to allocate resources.
    • CAPITALIST MARKET ECONOMY= buyers and sellers
    interact to determine prices and production of goo
    ds and services.

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