| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Alternative Energy | energy that does not come from fossil fuels and is still in development |
| Active Solar heating | the gathering of solar energy by collectors to heat up water or a buliding |
| biomass fuel | plant material, manure, or any other organtic matter that is used for an energy source |
| carbon footprint | the amount of fosil fuels burned for one person's use |
| coal | Burning it releases any carbon which combines with Oxygen to form CO2 |
| clean coal | an industry term which refers to increasing the efficiency of coal mining, making power plants which use coal for energy generation more environmentally friendly, and/or making coal itself more fuel efficient and clean burning |
| compact fluorescent lightbulbs | Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) are small fluorescent light bulbs that use up to 75% less energy than a traditional incandescent bulb |
| consumption | the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction |
| crevasse | deep cleft, or whole in glacial ice |
| deforstation | the process of clearing forests |
| eletric meter | a device used to show how much energy is being used |
| eletric power | energy generated through the conversion of other forms of energy |
| emissions | pollutants/greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere by burning of fossil fuels |
| energy | physical system that can do work |
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