GEO 311: Geoscience and Global Concerns
Fall, 2008

Meeting times:

Tuesdays, 9:50 to 11:10, Earth and Space Sciences, room 081
Thursdays, 9:50 to 11:10, Earth and Space Sciences, room 131

Graph of BP data from the report Statistical Review of World Energy 2008 with trendline.

Teaching with Google Earth

September 9, 2008 - Northwest Passage

September 16, 2008 - Energy Consumption Rates across the USA and the World

September 23, 2008 - Overview of Oil Reserves, Production and Consumption

October 7, 2008 - Trends in Oil Consumption

October 14, 2008 - Predictions of World Oil Reserves

October 21 and 28, 2008 - Selecting Sites for Renewable Energy Projects

November 4, 2008 - The Boxing Day Tsunami

November 11 and 18, 2008 - Carbon in the Atmosphere

Novemner 25, 2008 - Nuclear Half-Lives

December 2, 2008 - Potential Tidal Energy Sites

December 9, 2008 - Solar Photovoltaic Energy