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Hydropower: The Final Experiment

So here we are. This is the final installment on my group’s final experiment. A semester’s worth of experimenting and lab performance has culminated into this one final test: to see if we are capable of successfully creating our own … Continue reading

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Outline of Experiment

Remember that science lab I was talking to you about? Well good news! Here is the outline my group has completed for our experiment:

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Hydropower

I confess, I have never done a science project before. I know, I know, you’re asking how can this be. While I have had many science labs before, using that dear old bunsen burner for many of them, I have … Continue reading

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Plasma Science and Fusion Center

We are all familiar with Nuclear Fission. We have nuclear fission plants all around the world providing energy to millions of people. This technology has been around for decades and has served society in our expansion, providing greener energy and … Continue reading

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Indian Point – Intro

In today’s world we are faced with two major problems when it comes to energy. The first problem is that the energy we are using creates a great deal of greenhouse gases and this is having dangerous effects on the … Continue reading

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Skepticism- Intro

I have spent a considerable amount of time talking about global warming and related subjects, but I have yet to really talk about the other side of the argument. I only think it’s fair that both sides be stated. There … Continue reading

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I Give You Mr. Tom Vales

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Mr. Tom Vales. The other day the class was visited by Mr. Vales, the laboratory coordiantor at Suffolk. He gave us a little presentation on how alternative energy is employed by a variety of … Continue reading

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Solyndra Scandal – Intro

Furthering the production of green energy has become the interest of many people in recent years. With growing concerns over the greenhouse effect and the use of fossil fuels, alternative energy has rapidly developed in ways of the technology used, … Continue reading

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Generator Lab

Okay, picture this: There’s a power outage and you’re left stranded in the dark. No electricity so no lights. It has fallen to you to reset the breaker, meaning you have to go down cellar, fumble through various objects without … Continue reading

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Hydrofracking – Intro

Energy is always in demand, yet our struggle to provide the needed energy to run the world and be responsible for the effects of using those sources of energy, such as oil and coal, often proves to complicate things for … Continue reading

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