PechaKucha Anthropocene Presentation

1. The Anthropocene:
Destruction and Construction of a New Era

2. Destruction of Tech Environment
for Human Development

3. Natural Green
Spaces at Tech!

5. Artificial Green Spaces

6. The Elwha River Dam

7. Removal

8. Beijing

9. Pollution Ban

13. Energy Produced by Georgia Power
Type of Power Percent Used Total Capacity
kW
Coal 41% 8,791,427
Nuclear 22% 1,959,852
Hydro 2% 1,087,536
Oil and Gas 35% 5,746,409

14. The Cost of Georgia's Energy Usage
Total
Consumption per
Capita
280 million Btu
Total
Expenditures per
Capita
$ 4,004
Consumption
Trillion Btu
Price per
Million Btu
Total Expense
Residential 688.1 25.68 $8,213.4 million
Commercial 530.8 23.65 $5,352.5 million
Industrial 753.3 9.65 $5,028.8 million
Transportation 823.2 26.65 $21,426.6 million
Total 2,795.4 21.27 $40,021.3million

15. Future Plans

16. Going Green

17. Energy Use at Georgia Tech
Energy
Type
Energy,
MMBtu/yr
%
Electricity 1,077,907 55.0%
Natural Gas 860,262 43.9%
Propane 20,972 1.0%
Solar
Photovoltaic
2,625 0.1%
TOTAL
MMBtu
1,961,766.0

18. Improvement upon Emissions

19. Staying Green

20. Continued Improvement

21. Works Cited
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"5 Million Cars Were Banned From Driving In Beijing, And The Results Are Astounding!" True Activist. N.p., 09 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
Press, Associated. "Beijing Skyline Disappears behind Heavy Smog." N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.