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barrels
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the unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels
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crude oil
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the form petroleum takes when in the ground.
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energy
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the capacity to do work.
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fossil fuel
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a hydrocarbon deposit, such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas, derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
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fly ash
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a waste product produced by the burning of coal.
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Hubbert peak (peak oil)
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an influential theory that concerns the long-term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
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hydroelectric power
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power generated using water.
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overburden
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the rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
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petroleum
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a hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
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photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
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a semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
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proven reserve
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an estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from the reserve.
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radiant energy
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sunlight.
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scrubbers
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devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
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says that the entropy (disorder) of the universe is increasing. One corollary to this law is the concept that, in most energy transformations, a significant fraction of energy is lost to the universe as heat.
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strip mining
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involves the removal of the Earth's surface all the way down to the level of the mineral seam.
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