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Fossil Fuels and the Carbon Cycle:
"Understanding
the Global Carbon Cycle" - Woods Hole Research Center
Site reveiws the basics of the global carbon cycle and how fossil
fuels are linked to the cycle.
"Climate Change" - EPA
Explains climate change, which has been linked to emissions
of greenhouse gases (including CO2).
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions" - EPA
Explains what greenhouse gases are and how the greenhouse
effect works.
Coal and Acid Rain
"USGS
Tracks Acid Rain" - USGS Fact Sheet FS-183-95
Online primer defines acid rain and explains how acid rain forms
and what impacts it has on the environment. Site includes color
images.
"What
is Acid Rain?" - About.com
Defines acid rain and includes links to images and additional
information.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Energy Resources
"Coal
Resources in Environmentally-sensitive Lands Under Federal Management"
- Watson, et al., USGS Open-File Report 95-631
Online report presents estimates of coal-bearing acreage and coal
tonnage in environmentally-sensitive areas and explains how these
areas are dealt with. Includes plates that give detailed examples.
"Coal-Bed
Methane: Potential and Concerns" - Nuccio, V., USGS Open-File
Fact Sheet 123-00
Visit this site to learn more about the potential use of methane
as an energy source, as well as some of the problems associated
with its use.
"Coalbed
Methane--An Untapped Energy Resource and an Environmental Concern"
- USGS Fact Sheet FS-019-97
This site looks at the potential of using coalbed methane as an
energy resource, but also considers the environmental implications
associated with removing the methane from the ground.
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