Question :

Environmental Science and Sustainability

Task Name: Phase Individual Project

Details:

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus.

Your organization is about to review its energy use and develop an energy plan, including as many renewable power sources as possible. You have been asked to prepare a presentation for upper management about fossil fuel, nuclear energy, and alternative or green power sources.

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides (not including the Title and Reference slides) and include a minimum of 3 images. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the following topics:

Discuss the law of conservation of energy with an explanation of how this law applies to energy use and energy conversions.

Discuss the pros and cons of the following:

Fossil fuel: oil, natural gas, and coal

Nuclear energy

Solar energy

Wind power

Water (hydro) power

Bioconversion (biofuel)

Research and discuss 2 provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, including the possibility of tax incentives.

Sources should be referenced and cited in APA style on the last slide.

Objective:

Describe fundamental concepts of Environmental Science: sustainability, stewardship, and sound science.

Explain the environmental interrelationships, environmental ethics and science of consuming resources.

Differentiate between natural resources, different forms of energy, and alternative sources of energy.

Recognize the role of scientific inquiry in the establishment of current environmental laws.