2.10 Filthy Rich? 3 TTO - lesson 2

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2.10 - Filthy rich? Lesson 2

Lesson goals (for 2 lessons)

• You can name the negative effects of the extracting processes for fossil fuels.
• You understand the difference between conventional and unconventional fossil fuels. 
• You can describe how shalegas is extracted through fracking.
• You understand what tarsands are.

conventional reserves

50 years? 100 years?

unconventional reserves

more effort, money and energy 

05:50

What are the risks of fracking?

Explain: what is the difference between conventional & unconventional fossil fuels?

01:49

What is an important feature of the impermeable layer?

1. Few pores
2. Very porous

01:49

Gas in reservoirrock

Gas in parent rock

unconventional gas extraction

Drawbacks of tarsand extraction+fracking

Landscape & surface is harmed

Costs water and energy to extract (even more  than conventional)

Contaminates soil & ground water

Earthquakes

Gas escapes when extracted -> direct green house gasses

If there are so many drawbacks to conventional & more and more demand for unconventional oil, what needs to change?

Who is responsible for this change?

1. governments
2. all people
3. companies
4. NGO's (like Greenpeace)

Work time

2.9 had to be finished on Tuesday.

2.10 to make: 1, 3, 4, 10

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