Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy
Coal, oil, natural gas formation and extraction, nuclear fission, and environmental impacts
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⛽ Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy
Study fossil fuel formation (coal, oil, natural gas), extraction methods (mining, fracking, drilling), environmental impacts (air pollution, oil spills, habitat destruction), nuclear fission, nuclear power plant operation, radioactive waste management, Chernobyl, Fukushima, and the debate over nuclear energy.
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Coal, oil, natural gas formation and extraction, nuclear fission, and environmental impacts
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