GEO 311: Geoscience and Global Concerns
Fall, 2009

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 with trendline.

PowerPoint Presentations for Class Lectures

• Chapter 1
• Fossil Fuels 1
• Fossil Fuels 2
• The Sixth Element

Computer-based Activities

Teaching with Google Earth

September 1, 2009 - Overview

September 8, 2009 - Northwest Passage

September 15, 2009 - Northwest Passage

September 22, 2009 - Energy Consumption Rates across the USA and the World

September 29, 2009 - No GEO 311 class - Follow Monday class schedule

October 1, 2009 - Boxing Day Tsunami

October 8, 2009 - Overview of Oil Reserves, Production and Consumption

October 15, 2009 - Prediction of World Oil Reserves

October 22, 2009 - Carbon in the Atmosphere

October 29, 2009 and November 5, 2009 - Selecting Sites for Renewable Energy Projects

November 12, 2009 - Nuclear Half-Lives

November 19, 2009 - Potential Tidal Energy Sites

December 1, 2009 - Potential Tidal Energy Sites

December 8, 2009 - To Be Announced

December 15, 2009 - Solar Photovoltaic Energy