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APES- Energy Comparison Chart

Go to: http://www.energy4me.org/energy-facts/
Fill in the T-Chart with the information from the website below:
Energy Type
Pros Cons
Solar
Wind
Hydro
Natural Gas
Petroleum
Biomass
Coal
Uranium
(Nuclear)
Geothermal
nonpollution
most abundant
high initial investment
dependent on sunny weather
no emisssions
little ecosystem disruption
high out put
proportional to wind speed
not for everywhere
high initial cost
no emiossons
large amounts of power
output regulated
changing ecosystems
expensive,affected by drought
flooding
widley available
cleanest fossil fuel
high transportaion cost
lack of iinfrastructure
CO2 emissions
efficient tranport
base of many products
econ friendly
high CO2
limited
drilling , tranporting.
abundant
few emissions
source must be near usage
emits some pollution
abundant
inexpensive
reliable
major greenhouose gases
high envi. impact
mining danger
no CO2 or GHG
abundant
refueled yearly
higher capitall cost
longe term storage
proliferation issues
minimal envi. impact
efficient
low emissions
low cost
few areas
high inictal cost
could deplete

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