Reduce Your Energy Footprint & Save Money

Homework 4.1: Reduce Your Energy Footprint & Save Money!   Directions:

• Download this docx file and record answers as you proceed through each section and turn it in to get credit for your homework!
• Each section missing information will cost you 1 point!

    Your money-saving guarantee:
If you follow the guidelines and implement suggestions offered in this course, you are guaranteed to save money and, at the same time, you’ll reduce your energy and resource consumption as well as your ecological footprint.
This activity will show you some more ways do all that.   Learning objectives: 1)    Recognize major categories of residential energy use 2)    Analyze home energy consumption patterns 3)    Evaluate ways to reduce your energy footprint (energy use) and save money   Background
Key points about energy:

• Energy, pollution, and climate are interconnected.
• To achieve sustainability, science, technology. individual and policy actions are all needed.
• Individual actions are necessary but not sufficient. Policy changes to promote carbon reducing measures are essential.
• Education and awareness are key.

Ways to reduce energy use, carbon emissions and save $$:

• Conservation - stop wasting, turn of lights you are not using, walk instead of drive, etc…
• Efficiency - use less energy to do the same tasks (e.g., LED bulbs, Energy Star appliances)

            Part 1

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Take notes for the energy resource comparison charts.

1. For each of the energy sources presented, note the types, advantages, disadvantages, issues, and challenges.
   1. Fossil fuels:

Types; Coal, oil, gas Advantages ü  Fossil fuels are readily available ü  It is easy to produce energy from fossil fuels                         Disadvantages ü  Fossil fuels are non-renewable ü  Increas...