Clean Energy and Conservation
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Electrical Engineering Engineering Management Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Green Design and Sustainable Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Mineral and Mining Engineering Petroleum Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Alternate Energy |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Software Tool/Environment |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Organization:National Resources Defense Council |
| Description: | NRDC website uses Google Earth maps to create an interactive tool that shows areas where clean energy are promising and where there are concerns about the ecology and conservation. "Renewable energy sources don’t have to conflict with preserving wildlife and wildlands in the Western U.S. Lovers of the American West will tell you that it's blessed -- and they're right. It's home to significant sources of renewable energy, such as solar, wind and geothermal power. The Western states, their residents and the nation will need these resources to repower America and meet the challenge of global warming. But the West is also home to remarkable wildlands, diverse wildlife and irreplaceable cultural resources. That makes it vital to find the best sites for new clean energy projects and transmission lines, so that America can harness renewable power while doing the least damage to the Western environment. Working with Google Earth, NRDC has developed this interactive resource to help environmentalists, renewable energy developers, utility companies and others meet the challenge." |
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| Keywords: | Google Earth renewable energy |
| Usage Tip | |
| Related ABET Criteria: |
(k) Use modern engineering tools in engineering practice |
| Use of Resource: |
Great tool for classroom or research on alternate energy and impact on the environment. Users need to launch the Mapping Tool that requires the free Google Earth software. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very high |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | April 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.nrdc.org/land/sitingrenewables/default.asp |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
CARES
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