Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Investigation: Tour de Texas
Teams of Texas tourists gather into groups to analyze what they can do with $50 worth of an alternative fuel. They write checks, keep a balance sheet, and map out their sight-seeing route taking into consideration the location of...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Working with Wind Energy
After reading about how wind turbines work to collect clean energy, groups brainstorm and design their own windmill. Within the provided financial and physical constraints, groups must build a working windmill using only the materials...
Curated OER
Energy Awareness Activity Book
If you are looking for worksheets about alternative energy sources to use on Earth Day, you'll find several here. However, since Earth Day is all about conserving natural resources, please print these double-sided in order to reduce the...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: What You Need to Know About Energy
This very comprehensive site aims to provide the latest, most accurate information available about energy, its consumption, sources of energy, alternative energy, impact on the environment, and conservation. One section focuses on the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Biodiesels: Converting Oil Into Clean Fuel
Experiment making biodiesel from different types of oil and determine which oils give the best result. This science fair project from Science Buddies, although in an abbreviated format compared to other Science Buddies experiments, gives...
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Alternative Energy: Can It Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?
Website outlining the controversial issue of finding alternative energy sources to replace fossil fuels.
US Department of Energy
Us Department of Energy: Creating Biofuel and Mitigating Waste [Pdf]
A 36-page lesson plan unit where students create biodiesel from waste and clean vegetable oil, analyze the biodiesel fuel and purify it, as well as create soap from glycerin. They are also asked to prepare a presentation on their work...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Natural Gas: A Cleaner Energy Solution?
For this activity, students read informational text on natural gas and compare it to other fossil fuels for its greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. They then prepare a pro or con position on whether natural gas is good...
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Access to information, policy initiatives, advice, and analysis on issues of energy efficiency and renewable energy, from the U.S. Department of Energy. Its network is responsible for tracking the technological, economic, and...
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It's Not a Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes to Portland
A Portland, Oregon-based startup that launched in 2007, is starting to capture the energy of water pipes, beginning with a pilot project in Riverside, California and now with a full-scale project in Portland.
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Wbur: New England's Electric Power Grid Is Undergoing a Transformation
This article discusses New England's developing hybrid power grid, a network that relies on a variety of energy resources, including fuels and alternative energy sources and technologies. The ongoing transformation to renewable energy is...
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Irena: How to Transform Energy System and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Information about renewable energy and how the world's energy system must continue to transform in order to combat climate change. Presents statistics about what different countries are doing to use more and more renewable energy...
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Irena: Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050 (2019 Edition) [Pdf]
A report outlining why increased use of renewable energy, combined with intensified electrification, could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050.
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Energy Cities: Local Energy and Climate Roadmaps: 5 City Visions for 2050 [Pdf]
Five exemplary European cities have succeeded in the design and implementation of their 2050 roadmap with all local actors on board. Embark on the inspiring journeys taken by Grenoble (France), Manchester (UK), Munster (Germany),...
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Climate Solutions
This resource provides solutions to global warming issues and problems, with specific information pertaining to the Pacific Northwest.
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Worldwatch Institute
This website offers current, sophisticated, topic-specific environmental research on the political and ethical consequences of not building a sustainable environment. From leading scientists to news about law and politics, the website...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Rising Co2! What Can We Do?
With this resource, students learn how much fossil fuel emissions have increased since 1600 by exploring a graph showing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Then answer questions and read facts about climate change over the centuries....
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A 40 Year Plan for Energy
In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit. The key is integrating all four...
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: China's Agenda 21
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive reform program proposed for the Chinese economy, environment, agriculture, transportation, etc. The full text for all 69 programmes are linked to this page.
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The Energy Game: Finding Energy Resources [Pdf]
This energy classroom game focuses on energy sources. Students learn that energy, the environment, and economics are closely tied. During the course of the game students discover the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, net energy...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Learn the Issues: Green Living
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Clean Coal Technology
There is a debate on the table discussing whether clean coal is a viable source of energy or not. Understand the opposing views and decide what side of the table you fall on. Extension resources and activities are provided.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: Wind Turbine Efficiency
Learn about the efficiency behind wind energy, and understand how scientists look at the issue of power generation efficiency.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Create Cleaner Coal
It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and power our gadgets. And for 40 percent of the world, cheap, plentiful coal gets the job done. But coal also releases pollutants into the air, causing environmental damage...