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American School and University, 1978
A high school/elementary school complex in Grand Marais, Minnesota, switched from an oil burning unit as the source of steam heat to a new plant using waste wood products. This provides the school with a locally produced heat source. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Fuels
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Fowler, John M.; And Others – Environment, 1978
This article attempts to clarify power plant performance to the non-specialists by presenting data on nuclear and coal power plants. (MR)
Descriptors: Electricity, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Fallon, Irving – American School and University, 1978
As part of an overall energy management program, the central steam plant at the University of Connecticut at Storrs has a fuel contract method in which vendors bid on a specification based on heating value as opposed to just volume. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption, Fuels, Higher Education
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Kash, Don E. – Oceanus, 1983
The continuing controversey over offshore oil/gas has given impetus to searching for domestic energy alternatives. The need for and types of several alternative sources are discussed. Indicates that the United States needs to pursue both offshore and other domestic liquid-fuel sources if it is to avoid becoming increasingly dependent on imports.…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuels, Geophysics
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Risinger, C. Frederick – Social Education, 2006
Energy issues have moved up the public agenda in recent decades, and were highlighted in President Bush's State of the Union address when he declared, "America is addicted to oil...." and pledging to "replace more than 75 percent of oil imports from the Middle East by 2025." The author observes that oil dependence and energy independence will be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fuels, Energy, Energy Conservation
Webster, Andrea, Comp.; Sweeney, Seann, Comp. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
This paper includes over 1,250 stories that catalog a broadening and deepening commitment to campus sustainability by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The 380-page report categorizes stories from nearly 600 higher education institutions into 24 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education
Moore, Elizabeth C. – Appalachia, 1974
The Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School which is a Total Energy installation is used in this article to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of Total Energy systems. (JC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Costs, Efficiency
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Walters, Edward A.; Wewerka, Eugene M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1975
Concludes that coal will be the major U.S. energy source in the near future despite the significant problems associated with an increase in coal consumption. Provides advantages and disadvantages for the four major long-term energy sources: nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, geothermal sources, and solar energy. (MLH)
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption, Fuels
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Bregman, Sandra E. – Environment, 1978
Discusses the development of national energy policy. Examines the economics and technology of solar systems and compares these to other energy fuels. (MA)
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuels, Natural Resources
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Alexander, Tom – Environment, 1978
A national commitment was made a decade ago to repair the damage industrial society had wrought on the physical surroundings. That commitment left unanswered what technical methods should be employed in the repair job. This article discusses the problems faced by the environmentalist and the industrialist concerning a coal policy. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Economics, Energy Conservation, Environment
Robison, Rita – American School and University, 1979
Wood pyrolysis is a process that burns wood without air, producing gas and oil that are then burned for heat. Now being tested at Maryville College, Tennessee, the process is expected to cut fuel costs, solve a waste disposal problem, and produce charcoal for sale. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Energy Conservation, Experiments, Fuels
Executive Educator, 1990
This special section on student transportation offers a case study of a school system that recycles buses for safety drills; articles on fuel-saving strategies, the pros and cons of contracting for transportation services or operating a publicly owned bus fleet, and advice on full cost accounting for transportation costs; and a transportation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Fuels
Rasmussen, Chris; Johnson, Gina – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2006
This report is the result of a survey conducted in late 2005 of higher education institution chief financial officers throughout the U.S. Midwest region concerning their plans to manage what was expected to be a substantial increase in the price of energy in advance of the 2005-06 heating season. Although the winter turned out to be one of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Energy Management, Costs, Colleges
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Mohan, Marguerite A.; May, Nicole; Assaf-Anid, Nada M.; Castaldi, Marco J. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2006
The ever-increasing global demand for energy has sparked renewed interest within the engineering community in the study of sustainable alternative energy sources. This paper discusses a power generation system which uses biomass as "fuel" to illustrate the concepts taught to students taking a graduate level chemical engineering process…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts, Energy Conservation
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Gravel, Mike – Social Education, 1976
Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska examines the dangers of nuclear power, radioactive wastes, reactor safety, plutonium, and energy priorities. (JR)
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuels, Nuclear Energy
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