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Get comprehensive energy use and activity data that can help your city plan and implement clean energy projects. A city's energy profile includes summary reports on: Greenhouse gas emissions Electricity generation Natural gas and other fuel source costs Renewable energy resource potential Transportation, buildings, and industry data Applicable policies and incentives Location

Energy Flow Charts from Lawrence Livermore labs that depicts energy use and sources by states and countries over various years

Chevron presents "Energyville", an interactive energy game developed by The Economist Group. The game challenges players to power a virtual city through 2030 and keep the economic, environmental and security impacts low in the choices they make. There is a lot of information to explore in the game. It's great for students, teachers or anyone who's interested in learning more about the complexities of energy management and how energy affects our cities and our lives. If anyone ever tries this..please post updates!

I use this site to introduce students to renewables. I like the graphs. Pretty concise site. Helps students see how much the U.S. used in comparison to other countries.

APES appropriate online labs on carbon, demographics, disease, ecology and energy

Students create energy pyramids for different ecosystems

Students have to create different food chains and energy transferred between levels

This problem-based case study guides students through a systematic exploration of the scientific issues surrounding the application and development of hydrogen fuel technology. A PowerPoint presentation introduces a New York Times article about the impact of our abundant natural gas resources on the cost of hydrogen fuel production. The article includes an Energy Department estimate that places the gasoline-cost equivalent of hydrogen fuel production, compression, and distribution at less than $4 per gallon, making it a viable option for the transportation sector. Students are then given primary literature articles and a worksheet to help them examine (1) the benefits and drawbacks of using hydrogen as a fuel in automobiles and trucks, (2) the current technological/engineering limitations of using hydrogen fuel, and (3) whether the pursuit of developing large-scale use of hydrogen-powered cars is the right direction for the country. Originally written for a second semester/second quarter general chemistry course, the case study is designed to illustrate the direct application of chemical thermodynamics and gas laws to the production and distribution of renewable fuels.  

 Pogue investigates the latest developments in bio-based fuels and in harnessing solar energy for our cars, homes, and industry in a program full of the stuff of a sustainable future.

Interesting site..good perhaps for ideas or use with those students who become home-bound. This environmental science laboratory course is specifically designed for practical applications of science using readily available household materials. This course provides the learner with firsthand experience of important scientific aspects of environmental studies, including air quality, ecological concerns, waste-management issues, and energy consumption and conservation.

The changing climate impacts society and ecosystems in a broad variety of ways. For example, climate change can alter rainfall, influence crop yields, affect human health, cause changes to forests and other ecosystems, and even impact our energy supply. Climate-related impacts are occurring across the country and over many sectors of our economy. Explore the impacts of climate change by region, by sector, or by state.

Article from Wired magazine...title says it all.

In the rural town where I teach, a TESLA chargint station has been installed this summer. During this school year, I plan to use this map to teach and discuss charging stations and alternative fuel vehicles.

I use this site in the beginning of the course to help students who have little prior knowledge to become familiar with what is going on around the world. There are also come interactive games they can play on the site.

Explore turbines and set up your own wind farm.

WWF's event to have lights turned out for one our on 3/31.

About 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely every year from breathing polluted air, and the majority of those deaths are occurring in China and India, where factories and coal-fired power plants are fueling economic growth, according to a report released Friday.

I show this documentary (around 27 min. in for the Buffalo Creek Mine dam disaster), when discussing nonrenewable energy, dams and the impact of chemicals on the environment.

This is a good short video to explain Fracking to students. Fracking can be challenging to teach. This short TED-Ed video provides an introduction to this type of extraction. Discussion questions are provided to help guide students misconceptions.