Energy Basics 101 - from US Energy Information Administration. Summarises uses of Fossil fuels in USA

Fossil Fuel Power Stations - from Geoscience Australia with clickable map to investigate location of power generation in Australia from fossil fuel

Renewable Energy Map of Australia - from Geoscience Australia with clickable map to investigate location of power generation in Australia from renewable sources

Office of Fossil Energy - homepage of the US Department of Energy

Innovation for our Energy Future - from US Dept of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

For Students and Teachers: Educational Activities - from Office of Fossil Energy, US Department of Energy

Mineral, oil and gas resources - from Australian Yearbook 2005, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2005 - from GeoScience Australia. See pages 19 and 25 for Black and Brown Coal

Chapter 8: Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas - from Energy Quest, California

Origin Energy Fossil Gallery - from SA Museum

Minerals & petroleum - NSW Coal - from Department of Primary Industries

Mineral Resources - from Tulane University, scroll down to Coal

A collection of links to Coal Producers' web sites

COAL: Ancient Gift Serving Modern Man - American Coal Foundation

Coal and Scoety - from World Coal Institute

The Coal Classroom - from the Coal Association of Canada

Griffin Coal - a coal mining company in WA, see pull-down menues for Types of Coal, Geology, Mining, Burning Issues such as clean coal, alternative fuels

Lesson Plans - topics about using recycled oil - from State of Alabama Project Rose

Minerals & petroleum - Petroleum - from NSW Department of Primary Industries

From the Ground Up: The World of Oil - from Petroleum Education, Paleontological Research Institute (Ithaca, NY)

In the Classroom - created to provide useful nd fun real-world information; from the American Petroleum Institute

Lecture 10: Fossil Fuels as Energy Sources - from Columbia University

Mineral Resources - from Tulane University

Modeling Oil and Gas Reservoirs - Classroom Activity - Source: Adapted with permission by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists from AGI's EarthComm, Earth's Natural Resources, pp. R65-R66.

Petroleum (crude oil) - summarises the important characteristics of petroleum - from The Pennsylvania State University

Petroleum Fuels - from USA Department of Energy

Oil on My Shoes - science of Petroleum Geology - activities at primary and secondary level in basic, intermediate and advanced - from The Petroleum Geologist

Petroleum(Oil) - A Fossil Fuel - from Energy Kids Page

Abiotic Theory of Oil Formation - an alternative theory for the formation of oil, from The Environmental Literacy Council

Minerals and Petroleum - from Department of Mineral Resources, NSW

The Quest for Energy: Rewarding Careers in Petroleum Exploration - this is a PowerPoint presentation (139 slides) which can be downloaded as individual slides or as a whole. Although most of the statistics are from the US there are excellent slides of oil traps, oil exploration, recovery, processing; from American Association of Petroleum Geologist

Petroleum Geology and Geophysics - Images from IBM Research

PETROLEUM - from Department of Mineral Resources, NSW

Offshore Drilling - from Australian Institute of Petroleum Online Projects

Refining of Petroleum - a fact sheet from Australian Institute of Petroleum

 

CO2CRC Image Library - from Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies, diagrams and photographs for use for educational purposes

Oceans and Oil Spills - from World Petroleum Council

Energy - NSW State of the Environment 2003, from Environment Protection Authority

Australia's Future oil supply and alternative transport fuels -from Australian Conservation Foundation

Physics of Energy and The Environment - Physics 161 On-line Access - from University of Oregon with lecture notes on Fossil Fuels I, Fossil Fuels II, Fossil Fuel III, The Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, CO₂ and Transportation and Fuel Savings, Energy Conservation + Fluorescent Lighting and Insulation in the Home

What are Greenhouse Gases? - US Department of Energy

Carbon currency - the credits and debits of carbon emissions trading - from NOVA, The Australian Academy of Science

Enhanced greenhouse effect - a hot international topic - from NOVA, The Australian Academy of Science

Coal and Greenhouse gas emissions - from Australian Coal Association

Environment - from Macquarie Generation

Australian Deparment of Climate Change

Greenhouse Gas Grave - from The Lab, ABC Online

What's up with the weather? - an interview with Fred Palmer, President of Western Fuel Assoc. about global warming and fossil fuel burning

Renewable Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Futures by Ian Lowe - from Ecoscience, International Science School 2007, The University of Sydney

Generating new ideas for meeting future energy needs - from NOVA, The Australian Academy of Science

Inventions and Innovations fact Sheets - from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, USA. Includes Biomass, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Solar and Wind Power technologies

The Energy Story - from California Energy Commission

Choices at Work - from Consumer Energy Center, California Energy Commission. Page also has pages relating to Home and School

Educating for a sustainable future - current Australian Government web page with link to A National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools (pdf, 1.2MB)

Energy Savers: Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home - US Department of Energy, pdf booklet (3.2MB)

EnergySave: Smarter ways to use electricity and gas - from Energy Australia

Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority, NZ - contains information on renewable energy sources, conserving energy in the home and with transportation

Energy Efficiency Tips- tips to help individuals reduce the amount of energy they use in their home.

Information for Students & Teachers - from NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability

ENERGY SMART in Australia and New Zealand - from Energy Smart