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7.1 Non Renewable Energy (Coal (Types of coal, organized from top to…
7.1 Non Renewable Energy
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Heavy Oil
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Oil sands
mixture of clay, sand, water, bitumen
Hydrofracking
High pressure pumps water, sand, chemicals through a hole in rock to shatter it and allow oil to flow
Large amounts of water, high energy use, slurry contamination
Coal
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Types of coal, organized from top to bottom according to the time they have spent being pressurized and before extraction
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Coal Ash: product from cleaning coal. It's composed of indestructible and dangerous chemicals that can only be stored underground forever
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Synfuels: involve a process called gasification, which removes sulfur and other impurities from coal, thus "cleaning" the coal. It makes it a synthetic natural gas
Natural Gases
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Methane (90% of natural gases used for energy is this one), butane, propane, hydrogen sulfide
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