Nowadays burning fossil fuels is not the greatest idea. When you consider all of the climate change cons and the fact we have the technology to move past “burning stuff” to release energy, there are better options becoming available. That said, when considering the direct CO2 emissions from burning, energy released, and environmental impacts from extraction, what fossil fuel would be the “least bad” of the bad options?

As energy moves from different tropic levels, about ____ is lost as heat.

When thinking about lowering your water consumption, what would be the best practice to lower the water use the most?

How much of the above ground fresh water is actually usable by humans?

Who is the biggest user of fresh water? 

Institutions used to confine people who are awaiting trial are called:

What chemical(s) are usually the cause of eutropication?

Climate change models predict rainier rainy seasons and dryer dry seasons. How can this be?  

Luckily, after seeing the data, the world came together during the Montreal Protocols to agree on limiting CFCs and begin healing the ozone layer. (I know it is hard to believe considering the state of politics today, but this really happened!) If the agreement had failed, there would be less ozone in the atmosphere today and we would be at a higher risk of cancer. What type of cancer causing radiation does ozone help protect us from? 

Which of the following is true regarding early corn ethanol (biofuel) projects?