Social Costs of Resource Use – Flashcards
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Negative impacts from Renewable Energy resources
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include: loss of animal species, habitat changes, land degradation and erosion, reduction in freshwater resources
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Social consequences-Fossil fuels
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Poverty as costs increase and access decreases
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Nonrenewable energy resources
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are currently cheaper, but remember when gas was almost $5.00 a gallon??
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Hydrogen fuel cells
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remove oxygen from the air to combust and create water as a byproduct
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Clean Air Act
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designed to improve air quality in big cities, reduce the frequency of asthma in children, and regulated by the EPA
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Renewable resources
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include: oxygen, water, wind, sun, geothermal and biomass