Energy Homework by Miriam Garcia https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct Miriam Zuniga Garcia, en-us 2018-05-04 18:32:51 UTC 2025-12-14 22:33:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Hydro, Pros and Cons miriam_garcia1 https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258342791 advantages - 
1. Renewable 
2. Green 
3. Reliable 
4. Flexible
5. Safe 
disadvantages - 
1.  Environmental Consequences
2. Expensive
3.  Droughts
4. Limited Reservoirs]]> 2018-05-06 20:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258342791 Wind, Pros and Cons miriam_garcia1 https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258344518 advantages - 
1. Clean source of power 
2. Renewable Source
3. Cost Effective
4. Extra Savings for Land Owners
5. Use of Modern Technology
disadvantages - 
1. Wind Reliability
2. Threat to Wildlife
3. Noise and Visual Pollution
4. Expensive to Set Up]]> 2018-05-06 21:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258344518 Solar, Pros and Cons miriam_garcia1 https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258532375 advantages - 
1.  Renewable
2. Abundant
3. Sustainable
4. Environmentally Friendly
5.  Good Availability
disadvantages - 
1. Expensive
2. Intermittent
3. Energy Storage is Expensive
4. Associated with Pollution
]]> 2018-05-07 14:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258532375 Geothermal, Pros and Cons miriam_garcia1 https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258670944 advantages - 
1.Environmentally friendly compared to gas or oil furnaces (no combustion).
2.Not a significant source of pollution.
3. Efficient (300- 500% compared to 90% of the best furnaces).
4. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource as long as the Earth exists.
5. Suitable for the smallest of houses to the largest commercial spaces.
disadvantages - 
1. High upfront costs with implementing geothermal energy. ($10,000-$20,000)
2. More suitable for new home builds as retrofitting involves large scale excavation.
3.Electricity is still needed to operate heat pumps.
4.Geothermal energy using wells requires an incredible usage of water.]]> 2018-05-07 18:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/258670944 Biomass, Pros and Cons miriam_garcia1 https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/259020824 advantages - 
1.Renewable
2. Dependency on Fossil Fuels is Reduced
3. Carbon Neutral 
4.  Widely Available
5.  Can be Used in Many Forms
disadvantages -
1. Not Totally Clean When Burned
2. Can Lead to Deforestation
3.  In-efficient
4. Requires Lot of Space]]> 2018-05-08 17:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/miriam_garcia1/ejcr2tjx6dct/wish/259020824