Fracking

BBC - What is fracking?
Newsnight - is fracking safe?
Great shale gas rush - National Geographic
National Geographic interactive
Science of shale gas
China shale gas
US shale gas

Create a report on fracking and the shale gas and oil industry
Include the following:

• What is fracking - how is the oil / gas extracted?
• Where are the largest fracking sites?
• Why is it controversial? Give examples of specific issues - environmental and social
• Does fracking and shale oil / gas represent a viable alternative for the future?

Deep water offshore drilling

Deep-water Horizon oil spill documentary

 BBC overview - excellent

Wikipedia entry

Create a case study on deep-water drilling and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in particular.
Include the following information:

• What is deep-water drilling? Give examples of the technological challenges involved
• Give examples of where it is happening at the moment
• Describe the events of the Deepwater Horizon spill
• Desribe the impacts of the spill. Environmental, economic, social etc.

Japanese earthquake and tsunami 2011

BBC latest
Guardian map
Guardian video clips
Wikipedia entry

Oil sands

To the last drop - video
To the last drop - part II - video
Guardian video
Guardian 'dirty oil' article
How to get oil from oil sands - photos
Guardian graphic

National Geographic video
The Alberta oil sands
Greenpeace Canada

New oil shale plant in Jordan
Shale gas in UK

GCSE controlled assessment (CAT)

Some useful mapping web-sites:

10 ways to Google-up your coursework - some excellent ideas using Google Earth and mapping

A great site to compare OS map data and Google Earth

Add data to Google Earth with this site

OS Open-Data site - free mapping

Supervolcano

Link for the case study on Yellowstone

The truth about Yellowstone - BBC

National Geographic interactive

Energy pathways

Gas pathways into the EU are vital for energy security. Problems in Russia and the former Soviet states threaten this supply.

Nabucco pipeline

South Stream pipeline

Nord Stream pipeline

Russia - Ukraine gas disputes

Russia Today report - Nabucco

Videographic from The Economist

Russia-Ukraine gas dispute report 1 and 2

Earthquakes

Web Research Exercise: Earthquakes

Use the links below to help answer the questions on the sheet:

Latest earthquake map

Europe earthquake map

Earthquakes with 50 000 or more deaths

Largest earthquakes by magnitude

UK earthquakes

Magnitude

Measuring earthquakes

Different types of volcano

Use this link to help you complete the worksheet on volcanoes

UK energy security

Use the following links to help with your report:

BBC Panorama programme

The Energy Security report by Malcolm Wicks MP (just read the Executive Summary)

The Governement response

This entry on the 'Oil Drum' blog

Government energy security research paper (just read the Summary)

Guardian article - there are many more similar

Latest update of the ESI from June 2011

Statutory Security of Supply Report - DECC

IPPR report - Energy Security in the UK

Structure of the earth

Use this website to help you with the worksheet

Fold mountains

Use these links to help you research into the importance of fold mountains and the Andes case study.

Detail about ocean trenches

Primary energy source task

Use the following to help you with your research task:

A good summary of all the Primary Energy Sources

Wikipedia entry for renewable energy

Wikipedia entry for fossil fuels

Wind power in the 'How Stuff Works' website. Other energy sources also on the site

An interesting article  - follow links to others on the BBC site

BBC Energy in the UK mini-site - links to lots of relevant stories (some slightly dated)

Energy on BBC Bitesize