Energy and the Environment - Links

Companion Web Site to Textbook

Unit Converter Spreadsheet
Energy Converter Spreadsheet
Energy Content Converter Spreadsheet
Power Converter Spreadsheet

Fresh Air Show on Thomas Friedman's Book, "Flat, Hot, and Crowded"

JB Nov. '06 Seminar on Ecological Footprint Calculation

Twenty Questions and Answers About the Stratospheric Ozone Layer

NY Times Article About Electrical Grid

Scientific American Article About Electrical Grid

Air Quality Information

EPA, Air Quality Index
Current AQI, Forecast for North Carolina
Current AQI, Forecast for Charlotte
EPA, Air Quality Guide for Ozone
EPA, Air Quality Guide for Particulate Matter
American Lung Association, State of the Air
NC, State of the Air
EPA, NC County NOx Air Emissions

Climate Change Information

Earth Energy Budget Figure
EPA Climate Change Page
Black Body Spectra
Radiation Transmitted by Atmosphere
Historical Changes in CO2 and Temperature Figure
IPCC's FAQ's on Climate Change
EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Executive Summary

Nuclear Power Information

Plutonium and Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Science Article, 2001)
Nuclear Waste Storage at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Radioactive Waste Storage - France
Radioactive Waste Storage - Japan
Japan's Nuclear Fuel Cycle