The Anthropocene: Destruction and Construction of a New Era

Destruction of Tech Environment for Human Development

Natural Green Spaces at Tech!

Artificial Green Spaces

The Elwha River Dam

Removal

Beijing

Pollution Ban

Energy Produced by Georgia Power

Type of Power Percent Used Total Capacity kW

Coal 41% 8,791,427

Nuclear 22% 1,959,852

Hydro 2% 1,087,536

Oil and Gas 35% 5,746,409

The Cost of Georgia's Energy Usage

Total Consumption per Capita280 million Btu

Total Expenditures per Capita$ 4,004

ConsumptionTrillion Btu

Price per Million Btu

Total Expense

Residential 688.1 25.68 $8,213.4 million

Commercial 530.8 23.65 $5,352.5 million

Industrial 753.3 9.65 $5,028.8 million

Transportation 823.2 26.65 $21,426.6 million

Total 2,795.4 21.27 $40,021.3million

Future Plans

Going Green

Energy Use at Georgia Tech

Energy Type

Energy, MMBtu/yr

%

Electricity 1,077,907 55.0%

Natural Gas 860,262 43.9%

Propane 20,972 1.0%

Solar Photovoltaic

2,625 0.1%

TOTAL MMBtu

1,961,766.0

Improvement upon Emissions

Staying Green

Continued Improvement

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