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By Monique Conrod

Waste collection trucks in Toronto, Ontario (in Canada) will soon be running on fuel made from some of the same food waste that they pick up at the curb each week.

People in Toronto put all of their organic waste (food scraps) into a special "green bin" to be collected by city trucks once a week and disposed of. Now the city is working on a plan to turn that food waste into a clean and renewable source of fuel.

Organic waste is taken to a special facility where it is put into large machines called "anaerobic digesters." The digesters break the food waste down, (in the same way our bodies digest our food). That process creates solid waste and gas.

Usually, this gas is just burned off. But if all of the impurities (bad stuff that isn't needed) are removed, the gas can be turned into a biofuel called renewable natural gas (RNG). That RNG can be used instead of the fossil fuels we use now - oil, coal and natural gas - as gas for cars and trucks or to heat people's homes.

Using RNG instead of fossil fuel products will help keep Toronto's air cleaner. It will also reduce the amount of harmful greenhouse gases the city produces. (Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and contribute to climate change.)

Fossil fuels give off greenhouse gases when they are taken out of the ground, and processed. They give off even more greenhouse gases when we burn them to heat our homes or fuel our cars.

RNG gives off lower amounts of greenhouse gases when it is being made and also when it is being used as fuel.

Using food waste to make RNG also helps keep it out of the landfills where regular garbage is dumped. If food waste is left to rot in landfills, it produces greenhouse gases.

RNG costs less to make than fossil fuel products because it is made from food waste that cities are already collecting each week. And, since there is a steady supply of organic waste from homes, restaurants and farms, RNG is a "renewable" energy source. (In this case, "renewable" means it is replaced naturally as we use it, and won't run out.)

Toronto hopes to begin producing RNG from organic waste by March 2020. Then it will use the gas to fuel the city's waste collection trucks.

The city is working on the project with Enbridge Gas Inc., a company that produces and sells fossil fuel-based natural gas. When RNG becomes available, Enbridge will use RNG along with fossil fuel-based natural gas to heat homes in the city.

Toronto hopes to have four facilities that can convert food waste to RNG. That will reduce the amount of greenhouse gas the city produces by about the same amount as taking 35,000 cars off the road.

Producing renewable natural gas from household food waste is part of a "closed-loop" or "circular" process.

Many of the things we use every day are part of linear (straight line) process. Items are made, bought, used and thrown away. This uses up a lot of resources, and creates a lot of waste.

In a circular or closed-loop process, items are made, bought, used, then taken apart and remade into something else.

For example, when we recycle paper, it can be made into new paper products such as notebooks, egg cartons, or coffee filters. Often, these products can also be recycled or composted when we're finished with them.

Recycling paper means fewer trees are cut down to make new paper. It also costs less and uses less energy than making new paper. And it reduces the amount of waste we produce.

With RNG, food waste from our homes is picked up by collection trucks, processed, and turned into a product that generates heat and electricity for the homes we live in, and provides fuel for the same trucks that collect the food waste.
THINK AND DISCUSS
The City of Toronto is trying something new, to combat climate change. Do you think it will work? Why or why not? (Or: how big an effect do you think the program will have?)

Have you ever thought of something to help make the world more environmentally friendly? What are your ideas? What are some things that would have to happen, to put your plan in place?

This article is about a program in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. What is your city or town doing to help people reduce, recycle and reuse or to combat climate change?

A "sidebar" is a (usually smaller) article that gives a bit more information about a topic. This sidebar explains the "closed-loop" process. Pretend you met someone who didn't know anything about recycling. Create (or say) a sidebar about any of these topics from the main article: sustainable energy; RNG; fossil fuels; greenhouse gases; organic waste; digestion; green bins.
LINKS
Toronto's "Waste Wizard" makes it easy to know what can and cannot be recycled by the city: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/waste-wizard/

The City of Toronto (like most big cities) has a website that lists what can and cannot be recycled or put in their green bins: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/houses/what-goes-in-my-green-bin/

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By Monique Conrod Waste collection trucks in Toronto, Ontario (in Canada) will soon be running on fuel made from some of the same food waste that they pick up at the curb each week. People in Toronto put all of their organic waste (food scraps) into a special "green bin" to be collected by city trucks once a week and disposed of.

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Thanks to zebra dung, cars could one day run on fuel made from old newspapers.

Today, we use mostly oil and gas to run our cars; oil and gas come from fossilized plants and animals. But fossil fuels are expensive, and there aren't enough of them. Scientists are looking for cheaper and more plentiful fuels.

David Mullin is a biology professor at a university in New Orleans. He and his students are trying to make a fuel from plants. Plant-based fuels are called "biofuels."

He knew that if he could break down "cellulose," he could turn it into a fuel that could run vehicles.

So Mullin and his students went to the zoo. They collected animal droppings-poop. Their hope was that they would find a type of poop that was able to break down the cellulose and create fuel.

Mullin found what he was looking for in the African zebra pen.

Zebra droppings contain special microbes - tiny living cells, which you can't see with the human eye. These microbes live in the zebra's stomach; they help it digest the plants it eats.

Mullin found that those microbes were able to break down the cellulose in newspaper, creating a type of fuel. Zebra microbes can also break down the cellulose from cotton, twigs and seeds.

Mullin is now working to make the zebra poop turn other sources of cellulose, like wood chips, into fuel. One day, cars and trucks could be running on cheaper, more eco-friendly fuels-thanks to the African zebra.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
By Jonathan Tilly

Writing/Discussion Prompt
David Mullin decided to collect samples of dung hoping that he would find one that could breakdown cellulose. He succeeded. Why is taking risks an important part of being a problem solver?

Reading Prompt: Reading Fluently
Read the following disjointed paragraph to yourself:

"Today, we use mostly oil and gas to run our cars; oil

and gas come from fossilized

plants and animals. But fossil

fuels are expensive, and there aren't enough of

them. Scientists are looking for cheaper and more plentiful fuels."

When words are spaced out irregularly, it becomes hard to read smoothly (fluently). When readers are unable to read fluently their understanding is often effected.

Were you able to understand the paragraph? What strategies did you use to help you understand the text?

Read appropriate texts at a sufficient rate and with sufficient expression to convey the sense of the text readily to the reader and an audience (OME, Reading: 3.3).

read appropriate texts with expression and confidence, adjusting reading
strategies and reading rate to match the form and purpose (OME, Reading: 3.3).

Grammar Feature: Synonyms
When two different words mean the same thing, they are called synonyms. Writers use synonyms to appropriately describe their ideas to their readers. For example, in today's article two synonyms are used for poop: dung and droppings. But there are many more synonyms for poop, including scientific words, funny words, baby-talk words, and country-specific terms. Hold your breath... what words do you know for poop?

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Solar power 101: How does solar energy work?

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Electricity from wind energy is one of the fastest growing methods of electrical generation in the world. Kinetic energy from moving air is converted into electricity by wind turbines that are mounted in locations where there are favourable weather patterns. Wind turbines may be employed individually, but are often installed in groups to form "wind farms" or "wind power plants." Electricity generated by wind farms may be used locally, or placed on the electric grid to power homes and businesses farther away. Energy derived from wind may also be converted to hydrogen and used as a form of fuel for transportation or stored for subsequent power generation. Using wind energy reduces the environmental impact of generating electricity because it requires no fuel and does not produce pollution or greenhouse gases.

CanmetENERGY encourages research in wind energy technology by providing financial support and technical expertise to our partners, such as the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) . Our current research areas include: innovative designs for wind turbine components such as generators, foundations and towers; deployment of test equipment for offshore wind applications; performance evaluation of wind turbines and instrumentation under harsh winter conditions; as well as the impacts of integrating wind energy into the current electrical grid. We also oversee pilot studies, such as the deployment of standalone wind-hydrogen-diesel technology for remote locations where shipment of diesel fuel is costly and subject to disruption.

When wind energy can be used and stored to reduce reliance on diesel generation, communities that are not connected to the electricity grid can achieve lower costs and greater independence.

Canada's geography makes it ideally suited to capitalize on large amounts of wind energy. The benefits of increased deployment of wind energy include grid-wide energy savings and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air contaminants (including SO X, NO X and mercury). For example, a single installation of six 65 kW wind turbines in Newfoundland is expected to produce approximately 1 million kWh of electricity a year and reduce CO ₂ emissions by approximately 750 tonnes. However, incorporating a large amount of wind energy requires continued innovation to improve efficiencies, extend turbine lifetimes, and mitigate interconnection problems. Our collaboration with international agencies fosters an exchange of research and development expertise from all over the world in order to tackle some of these issues. By encouraging the growth of domestic wind energy expertise and the development of wind energy technology specifically relevant to the Canadian environment, Canada can realize many business, economic, energy, societal and environmental benefits.

To find out more about wind energy research visit our publications section, download our modeling software and tools, or contact us.

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Electricity from wind energy is one of the fastest growing methods of electrical generation in the world. Kinetic energy from moving air is converted into electricity by wind turbines that are mounted in locations where there are favourable weather patterns. Wind turbines may be employed individually, but are often installed in groups to form "wind farms" or "wind power plants."

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Hydroelectric energy, also called hydroelectric power or hydroelectricity, is a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion-such as water flowing over a waterfall-to generate electricity. People have used this force for millennia. Over 2,000 years ago, people in Greece used flowing water to turn the wheel of their mill to ground wheat into flour.
How Does Hydroelectric Energy Work?
Most hydroelectric power plants have a reservoir of water, a gate or valve to control how much water flows out of the reservoir, and an outlet or place where the water ends up after flowing downward. Water gains potential energy just before it spills over the top of a dam or flows down a hill. The potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as water flows downhill. The water can be used to turn the blades of a turbine to generate electricity, which is distributed to the power plant's customers.
Types of Hydroelectric Energy Plants
There are three different types of hydroelectric energy plants, the most common being an impoundment facility. In an impoundment facility, a dam is used to control the flow of water stored in a pool or reservoir. When more energy is needed, water is released from the dam. Once water is released, gravity takes over and the water flows downward through a turbine. As the blades of the turbine spin, they power a generator.

Another type of hydroelectric energy plant is a diversion facility. This type of plant is unique because it does not use a dam. Instead, it uses a series of canals to channel flowing river water toward the generator-powering turbines.

The third type of plant is called a pumped-storage facility. This plant collects the energy produced from solar, wind, and nuclear power and stores it for future use. The plant stores energy by pumping water uphill from a pool at a lower elevation to a reservoir located at a higher elevation. When there is high demand for electricity, water located in the higher pool is released. As this water flows back down to the lower reservoir, it turns a turbine to generate more electricity.
How Widely Is Hydroelectric Energy Used Around the World?
Hydroelectric energy is the most commonly-used renewable source of electricity. China is the largest producer of hydroelectricity. Other top producers of hydropower around the world include the United States, Brazil, Canada, India, and Russia. Approximately 71 percent of all of the renewable electricity generated on Earth is from hydropower.
What Is the Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant in the World?
The Three Gorges Dam in China, which holds back the Yangtze River, is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, in terms of electricity production. The dam is 2,335 meters (7,660 feet) long and 185 meters (607 feet) tall, and has enough generators to produce 22,500 megawatts of power.

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Hydroelectric energy is a form of renewable energy that uses the power of moving water to generate electricity.

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Geothermal energy is heat that comes from inside Earth. It is an alternative energy source that can be used for cooking, bathing, and heating. It can also be converted into electricity. Geothermal energy is available anywhere on Earth's surface. In some places, such as Iceland, the heat is so close to the surface it can be easily used as an energy source. In other places holes must be drilled down through rocks to reach the heat.

The heat from inside Earth is produced when certain chemical elements decay, or break down. Geothermal energy is also created by friction when continental plates collide with each other. Areas along plate boundaries or close to volcanoes are best able to use geothermal energy. Areas near volcanic activity often have features on the surface such as lava flows, geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs. In other places, extraction of geothermal energy can be more challenging.

Geothermal energy from natural pools and hot springs has long been used for cooking, bathing, and warmth. There is evidence that Native Americans used it for cooking as early as 10,000 years ago. In ancient times, baths heated by hot springs were used by the Greeks and Romans.

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Is geothermal renewable? What is geothermal energy? And how is geothermal energy generated?

Here's the need-to-know stuff about the energy source, geothermal energy!

Description

The centre of the Earth is extremely hot - around 6000oC. Some of this heat rises up to heat rocks nearer the surface.

Where can you find geothermal energy?

Geothermal plants can be found wherever very hot rocks can be found near the surface, for example in the United States, New Zealand, Iceland and Japan. There is one small geothermal power plant in the UK, in Southampton.

How is it made into electricity?

Holes are drilled down to hot rocks - sometimes thousands of metres below the surface.

Water is then pumped down to the rock, where it is heated and turned into steam. This steam is then drawn up to the surface and used to propel the blades of a turbine. This is attached to a generator, which produces electricity!

What are the advantages of using geothermal energy?

It is a renewable source of energy, which means that it will not run out!

No fuel is needed, so once the geothermal plant is built the running costs of producing electricity are relatively low.

Once built, geothermal plants do not produce air pollution and do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The power stations do not take up much room.

What are the disadvantages of using geothermal energy?

The right geographical location is needed, where suitable hot rocks are within drilling depth. Not many of these exist in the UK.

Sometimes the heat source can 'dry up' if too much heat energy is extracted.

Hazardous gases and minerals can be brought up which need to be safely disposed of.

Click here for more energy facts!

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Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?

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Biomass is a renewable source of energy, derived from burning animal and plant waste. Almost all industries (see extensive list), including agriculture, forestry, colleges/universities, municipalities, hotels, resorts, sports venues, hospitals and correctional facilities, produce waste that can be converted to heat and electricity.

A September 2017 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that the capacity to create bioenergy will increase in 2018.

Some of the advantages of biomass energy are:

1. Biomass is always and widely available as a renewable source of energy.
The organic materials used to produce biomass are infinite, since our society consistently produces waste such as garbage, wood and manure.

2. It is carbon neutral.
As a natural part of photosynthesis, biomass fuels only release the same amount of carbon into the atmosphere as was absorbed by plants in the course of their life cycle.
3. It reduces the overreliance of fossil fuels.
Not only is there is a limited supply of fossil fuels, but fossil fuels come with environmental baggage, including the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the pollutants that result from removal, transportation and production.
4. Is less expensive than fossil fuels.
While fossil fuel production requires a heavy outlay of capital, such as oil drills, gas pipelines and fuel collection, biomass technology is much cheaper. Manufacturers and producers are able to generate higher profits from a lower output.

5. Biomass production adds a revenue source for manufacturers.
Producers of waste can add value by channeling their garbage to create a more profitable use in the form biomass energy.

6. Less garbage in landfills.
By burning solid waste, the amount of garbage dumped in landfills is reduced by 60 to 90 percent, and reduces the cost of landfill disposal and amount of land required for landfill.

While the advantages of biomass energy are plenty, there are also some shortcomings, including:
1. Biomass energy is not as efficient as fossil fuels
Some biofuels, like Ethanol, is relatively inefficient as compared to gasoline. In fact, it has to be fortified with fossil fuels to increase its efficiency.

2. It is not entirely clean
While biomass is carbon neutral, the use of animal and human waste escalates the amount of methane gases, which are also damaging to the environment. Additionally, the pollution created from burning wood and other natural materials can be considered just as bad as that resulting from burning coal and other types of energy resources.
3. Can lead to deforestation.
Since wood is one of the most used source of biomass energy, vast amounts of wood and other waste products have to be burned to produce the desired amount of power. While currently there is enough wood waste already, there is a risk of deforestation in the future.

4. Biomass plants require a lot of space.
While it's difficult to find a plant that is in a convenient place in an urban area, utilizing onsite hardware like the BioMax® technology, companies can create biomass energy at a fraction of the space of a large facility.

While there are some downsides to biomass energy, more research and innovation is continuing to be devoted to the field as a more widely available, cheaper alternate and valuable substitute for traditional electricity and other energy sources.

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Canada's oil, natural gas, and coal resources make it one of the world's most attractive energy centres for continuing investment and development. However, these resources are facing new requirements to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and manage the impacts of climate change. Further information about Canada's actions in the area of climate change, its climate future, partnerships, adaptation, health, science and emissions reporting can be found on the Government of Canada's website.

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Renewable and nonrenewable resources are energy sources that human society uses to function on a daily basis. The difference between these two types of resources is that renewable resources can naturally replenish themselves while nonrenewable resources cannot. This means that nonrenewable resources are limited in supply and cannot be used sustainably.

There are four major types of nonrenewable resources: oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy. Oil, natural gas, and coal are collectively called fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were formed within the Earth from dead plants and animals over millions of years-hence the name "fossil" fuels. They are found in underground layers of rock and sediment. Pressure and heat worked together to transform the plant and animal remains into crude oil (also known as petroleum), coal, and natural gas.

The plants and animals that became fossil fuels lived in a time called Carboniferous Period, around 300 to 360 million years ago. The energy in the plant and animal remains originally came from the sun; through the process of photosynthesis, solar energy is stored in plant tissues, which animals then consume, adding the energy to their own bodies. When fossil fuels are burned, this trapped energy is released.

Crude oil is a liquid fuel fossil fuel that is used mostly to produce gasoline and diesel fuel for vehicles, and for the manufacturing of plastics. It is found in rocks below Earth's surface and is pumped out through wells.

Natural gas is widely used for cooking and for heating homes. It consists mostly of methane and is found near oil deposits below Earth's surface. Natural gas can be pumped out through the same wells used for extracting crude oil.

Coal is a solid fossil fuel that is used for heating homes and generating power plants. It is found in fossilized swamps that have been buried beneath layers of sediment. Since coal is solid, it cannot be extracted in the same manner as crude oil or natural gas; it must be dug up from the ground.

Nuclear energy comes from radioactive elements, mainly uranium, which is extracted from mined ore and then refined into fuel.

Unfortunately, human society is-for the time being-dependent on nonrenewable resources as its primary source of energy. Approximately 80 percent of the total amount of energy used globally each year comes from fossil fuels. We depend on fossil fuels because they are energy-rich and relatively cheap to process. But a major problem with fossil fuels, aside from their being in limited supply, is that burning them releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Rising levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the main cause of global warming.

Alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar energy, are a possible solution to the depletion of nonrenewable sources. Both of these clean energy sources are available in unlimited supply.

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Renewable VS Non-renewable Resources | Earth's Energy Sources

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https://www.generationgenius.com/renewable-and-nonrenewable-energy-for-kids/?type=pmax&gclid=CjwKCAiAk--dBhABEiwAchIwkQLZEBxMLMAh4S8xM-faxmBD9Hyd6l_MEapQxxsd0lQmL-ubXxYOlhoCInkQAvD_BwE

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy | Science Lesson For Kids | Grades 3-5

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Do you know the difference between renewable vs. nonrenewable energy? Learn about the energy sources on earth in our fun video for kids in 3rd-5th grade!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6wNGOqZGM8&ab_channel=PatrickHaney

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Overview