Killowatt Ours -by Jeffrey Barrie (Future1investor Group, Where Social Thoughts and Global Investing Meet)

Killowatt Ours -by Jeffrey Barrie

Eternal thanks to Jeffrey Barrie who at a young age, was passionate about film making and other issues which affect every person on the face of this earth. The following videos are his creation which will help every person aged 10 and older, to understand some of the challenges we face and solutions for our future.

These videos are ideal for schools to show entire classes. They are 2 to 6 minute segments, allowing students to absorb interesting material, and teachers the time to ask students questions and spawn additional conversation.

Here are some tidbits to get you started:

52% of the electricity used in the U.S. comes from what? (____)
How much energy in KWh does the average U.S. home use per month? (__)

per day? (__ KWh)
How much (____) is burned to power the average home per year? (__ tons)

1 KWh requires burning (__) pound of (_____).

This will only run 10 light bulbs for how long? (__) hour
It will only run your refrigerator for how long? (______)
It will only run your heater or air conditioner for how long? (_______)

To provide you, me, and everyone in the United States with half of all our electrical needs, power plants have to burn a total of (_._) billion tons of (_____) per year.

That is enough material to fill a train long enough to criss-cross the USA coast to coast, then back again; then around the world not 1 but (__) times each year!!!!

The largest environmental catastrophe to happen east of the Mississippi River was caused by what? Discuss your answer and talk about the process which led up to the catastrophe and also its outcome.

Approximately how many fewer mountains exist now in this area due to the mining of coal alone?
The man in the film said he thought that taking a picture of a mountain was silly...at least he used to. Explain his thoughts.

Mercury advisories, Child Birth defects, Cancer, Leukemia, Asthma and other respiratory diseases, ear infections, and other health problems have these two in common. ( ____ and _______ energy)

(________) energy is not a clean solution to our power needs. Explain why?
True or False: Uranium is safe in it's natural form, until we do what with it? (_______ it)
Explain in the most simple way, how this type of energy generates electricity.
True or False: Once the uranium is used up, it does no harm. Explain your answer.
True or False: Used uranium also called spent nuclear reactor fuel, can be sprayed on crops to enrich our food supply. Explain your answer.
True or False: Used uranium can be used to build roads.
Explain what we do with the used uranium. We do this because we will use it for what (trick question..one word).
True or False: Used uranium is a valuable by-product of nuclear energy.

What two big things do the following names have in common? (They are all _________ _____) and (_________) has significantly affected them.

Great Smokey Mountains
Mount Ranier
Everglades
Yosemite
Rocky Mountains
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon

One energy saving bulb can save how many $ per year in electric costs? (__)
Explain the importance of buying products with the Energy Star label.
In KWh, what is the energy usage difference between a standard top loading wash machine that is not energy efficient verses an energy efficient front loading washer? (___)
20% of a home's air conditioning or heat can be lost through these (_____).

What is the name of the material that can be used to prevent this loss? (______)

More money has to be spent on (______) each year for your school than the cost of buying computers and new textbooks combined.
If geothermal, solar, wind, or a combination were used for powering your school, it would save enough money each year so that the money could go towards improving your school's facilities.
Regular traffic lights must be replaced about every (__) months.

Whereas LED traffic lights will last (__) or more years!
They use (___) % less energy.

The entire state of Kentucky replaced all its traffic lights.

This saves the state more than $(_) million in maintenance and energy costs each year!
It saved the state from having to burn (___) million pounds of coal just to power those traffic lights!

One recycled aluminum can, can save enough energy to run your TV for (_) hours!

The potential wind energy in the Mid-west and Rocky Mountain states alone is equal to (_) 1/2 times the electric generated in the U.S. today!
If every home used solar hot water, how many power plants could be eliminated in the USA? (__)

Saint Francis Winery has a 457 KW solar system which can save between $(1_____ to 2_____) per month in electric bills.
New homes can be made to use Net Zero Energy. Explain what that means?
Despite all the awful effects of using coal for energy, why have we been using it? (It is _____)

But in the long run, it costs much more. Explain
What is the greatest cost we pay in the use of coal and nuclear energy? Discuss your answers.

True or False: Nuclear energy is a very cheap source of energy.

Name other ways we can generate power that is not likely to harm us as does power generated from coal and nuclear energy. Discuss your answers.

For discussion: Many people are reluctant to change their lifestyle, buy and install energy efficient products, and new ways to generate energy savings because of the initial (_____). But once people realize that it is an investment that pays off, giving them much more savings in return, they look for ways to do it. What do we need to do to help people realize the good things that will come from switching to alternative energy, and changing our way of life?