World Resources & World Resources & EnergyEnergy

Time is the scarcest resource and Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else unless it is managed nothing else

can be managed. can be managed. ~Peter Drucker ~Peter Drucker

Capital ResourcesCapital Resources

The money, The money, machinery, & machinery, & facilities used to facilities used to produce goods & produce goods & servicesservices

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

The people who perform various The people who perform various tasks.tasks.

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

Materials people Materials people take from the take from the environment to environment to survive & satisfy survive & satisfy their needstheir needs

They are unevenly They are unevenly distributed distributed throughout the throughout the worldworld

RenewableRenewable

Resources that Resources that are continually are continually replaced by the replaced by the environmentenvironment

Soil, water, plants, Soil, water, plants, animals, sun, etc.animals, sun, etc.

Non-renewableNon-renewable

Resources that Resources that cannot be cannot be replaced once replaced once usedused

Mineral deposits, Mineral deposits, fossil fuels.fossil fuels.

Energy SourcesEnergy Sources

Modern industrialized nations rely Modern industrialized nations rely heavily on reliable sources of energyheavily on reliable sources of energy

Oil & Natural GasOil & Natural Gas Remains of ancient plants & animals.Remains of ancient plants & animals. ½ the world’s known petroleum reserves are ½ the world’s known petroleum reserves are

in a few Southwest Asian countries.in a few Southwest Asian countries. At the present rate of consumption, supplies At the present rate of consumption, supplies

will last less than a century.will last less than a century.

CoalCoal More widely distributed than petroleumMore widely distributed than petroleum Industrial centers grew up around coal suppliesIndustrial centers grew up around coal supplies Current supplies will last only about 200 years.Current supplies will last only about 200 years. Air pollution & acid rainAir pollution & acid rain

Nuclear EnergyNuclear Energy Splitting uranium Splitting uranium

atoms to release their atoms to release their stored energy (fission)stored energy (fission)

Uranium is a rare and Uranium is a rare and non-renewable non-renewable resourceresource

Fusion is sought as an Fusion is sought as an alternative because alternative because fuel is plentifulfuel is plentiful

Radioactive waste & Radioactive waste & safetysafety

Geothermal EnergyGeothermal Energy

Energy from the Energy from the Earth’s internal Earth’s internal heat, usually in heat, usually in the form of steamthe form of steam

Must be near Must be near areas of volcanic areas of volcanic activity.activity.

Solar EnergySolar Energy

Energy produced by the sun Energy produced by the sun Heat water & homesHeat water & homes Generate electricityGenerate electricity Useless at night & with heavy cloud coverUseless at night & with heavy cloud cover

HydroelectricityHydroelectricity

Electricity Electricity produced by produced by moving watermoving water

Tidal & riversTidal & rivers

Must be near Must be near moving watermoving water

Wind PowerWind Power

Electricity Electricity produced by produced by moving air.moving air.

Wind FarmsWind Farms

Dead birdsDead birds

Ruins sceneryRuins scenery

BiofuelsBiofuels

Methane (rotten Methane (rotten egg gas) egg gas) produced by produced by rotting garbage & rotting garbage & manure used to manure used to produce methanolproduce methanol

Used vegetable Used vegetable oils for bio-diesel.oils for bio-diesel.

Corn used to Corn used to produce ethanol.produce ethanol.