Notes
1. Daniel Yergin, The quest: energy, security and the remaking of the modern world, 620.
2. Ibid, 620.
3. Alliance to Save Energy, "Alliance Applauds Efficiency Focus in President's Climate Plan," http://www.ase.org/news/alliance-applauds-efficiency-focus-presidents-climate-plan.
4. Daniel Yergin, The quest: energy, security and the remaking of the modern world, 621.
5. Ibid, 7.
6. David J C MacKay, Sustainable energy—without the hot air. 122-123.
7. Data used in pie chart came from America's Power, "Facts & Figures - according to EIA data,." http://www.americaspower.org/according-to-eia-data.
8. Dominion Virginia Power, "Chesterfield Power Station," https://www.dom.com/about/stations/fossil/chesterfield-power-station.jsp.
9. World Coal Institute, The coal resource: a comprehensive overview of coal, 2-21.
10. Ibid, 27-29.
11. William Veigele, How to save energy and money at home and on the highway: the mathematics and physics of energy conservation and reduction of consumer energy costs, 60.
12. Wind Program: Wind Powering America, "Wind Powering America: President Obama Unveils Climate Action Plan," http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3900.
13. Science Daily, "A new point of reference for offshore energy development," www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2013/01/130108123038.htm.
14. Virginia Center for Wind Energy, "Where are the wind farms in Virginia?" http://windpowerVA.org.
15. Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute – Building a Sustainable Future, "Eco-Economy Indicators - Wind Power- Wind Electric Generation Soaring, EPI," http://www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C49/wind_power_2002.
16. Ibid.
17. National Park Service, "America's National Park System: The Critical Documents - Edited by Lary M. Dilsaver," http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/anps.
18. Virginia Center for Wind Energy, "Where are the wind farms in Virginia?" http://windpowerVA.org.
19. Pacific Biodiesel, http://www.biodiesel.com/.
20. Lester Brown, Plan B 2.0: rescuing a planet under stress and a civilization in trouble.
21. Lester Brown, "Plan B Updates - 55: Supermarkets and Service Stations Now Competing for Grain."
22. Elizabeth Rosenthal, "Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears," A21.
23. Ibid.
24. Information in the pie chart came from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), "Virginia Profile," http://www.eia.gov/state/print.cfm?sid=VA.
25. American Chemical Society, "Big Environmental Footprints: 21 Percent of Homes Account for 50 Percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions," www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130626142944.htm.
26. William Veigele, How to save energy and money at home and on the highway: the mathematics and physics of energy conservation and reduction of consumer energy costs, 46, 54, 67-8.
27. Dominion Virginia Power, "We're Here To Help You Save," https://www.dom.com/about/conservation/.
28. ENERGY STAR, "Energy Efficient Mortgages: ENERGY STAR," http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=mortgages.energy_efficient_mortgages.
29. Judy Willis, Learning to love math teaching strategies that change student attitudes and get results, 117.
30. Ibid, 125.
31. Ibid, 94.
32. Ibid, 126.
33. Video created by Grace Cowley, Nick Ford, Owen Harris, Nicole Kendle, and MacKailah McKinley, "Learning from Coal," http://cargocollective.com/learningfromcoal#Pictures-in-Motion-Part-1.
34. Kathleen Reilly, Energy: investigate why we need power & how we get it : 25 projects, 56.
35. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Coal Consumption, http://www.eia.gov/emeu/aer/coal.html Table 7.2, 7.3 and U.S. Coal Production.
36. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), "How much coal, natural gas, or petroleum is used to generate a kilowatt-hour of electricity? - FAQ - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)," http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=667&t=2.
37. Dominion Power, "Speakers Bureau Program," https://www.dom.com/about/education/speakers-bureau-program.jsp.
38. Glencoe algebra integration, applications, connections, 29-31.
39. Discovery Education, "3M Science of Everyday Life - Discovery Education," http://scienceofeverydaylife.com/students/.
40. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, "Issue Brief 23, Pipelines Are Safest For Transportation Of Oil And Gas," http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ib_23.htm.
41. DomCorpComm, "Vidonics Energy ConservationTips – YouTube," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS0KXbuwAZo&list=PL3092AD9541512144.
42. DomCorpComm, "Dominion Duct Testing & Sealing – YouTube," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GN9kNAT_m4&list=PLsSca9V2HkfnSXAhe9EhkcGXwZK-gaZnO.
43. William Veigele, How to save energy and money at home and on the highway: the mathematics and physics of energy conservation and reduction of consumer energy costs, 46, 54, 67-8.
44. U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), "EERE: Energy Education and Workforce Development Home Page," http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/.
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