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Is the Greenhouse Effect good or bad?

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EXCESSIVE greenhouse effect may lead to global warming and climate change.

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When do cars "idle?" 

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If every driver in Canada avoided idling for 10 minutes a day: 

=taking 2 600 000 vehicles off the road

each driver would save 83 Liters of fuel

reduce GHG emissions by 3 700 000t 

(2 000 000 NHL­sized hockey rinks)

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Energy Resources

Non-renewable energy source:

Renewable energy source:

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Energy Resources

Non-renewable energy source: will eventually run out

Renewable energy source: will never run out

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Renewable or Non­Renewable?

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Energy Resources

Wind Energy: the energy drawn from wind

windmills: wind energy ________ energy

wind turbines: wind energy electricity

Advantages: 1. renewable energy resource

2. does not produce any greenhouse gases

Disadvantages:

1. towers can ruin the beauty of the landscape

2. impossible to predict how fast the wind will blow.

3. wind energy cannot be stored (needs a backup)