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General Energy
Rebuttal to Certain Specific Arguments Arguments about drawbacks of biomass and other non-fossil fuels
Electric Power Pollution Calculator
Comparisons of various energy sources - Pros & Cons for many sources
The Energy Story - Discusses many different forms of energy production
Fossil Fuel - Facts about fossil fuels
1000 annotated links - General starting point for fossil fuel information

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Massachusetts Electricity

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Wind

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Coal

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Hydroelectric
Clean Energy Basics: Introduction to hydroelectric power - provides an introduction to hydroelectricpower (hydropower)
TVA: Hydroelectric Power -Tennessee Valley Authority site with a description and diagram of a generic hydroelectric dam and a pumped storage facility
Hydro-Electric Power - Information about its history, power plants, environmental impacts, and thoughts about its future
Hydroelectric Power - News service dedicated to hydroelectricpower
Howstuffworks: How Hydropower Plants Work - Introduction to How Hydropower Plants Work, The Power of Water, Inside the Generator, Hydrologic Cycle, Hydroelectric Footwear, Lots More Information
Hydroelectric power's dirty secret revealed

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Nuclear
Department of Energy Kids Website - General Information
HowStuffWorks: How Nuclear Power Works - Con
Encyclopedia Locker Gnome - Con
Alternative Fuels: Biosphere 2 Center - Pros & Cons
ActewAGL: Electricity Generation Using Nuclear Energy. General - Pros &
Cons (Australia)
Wikipedia- Nuclear Power - Pros & Cons

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Natural Gas
DOE site: General information/Pro
Pros & Cons

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Oil (Petroleum)
Power Frontiers: Con

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Solar
Department of Energy Kids Website - General Information
US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Pros for Photovoltaics
US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Pros for Heating
US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -
Photovoltaics, detailed hows
Alternative Fuels: Biosphere 2 - Pros & Cons Photovoltaic
Solar Power and Economics - Disadvantages of Solar Power (Cons)
Energy Matters: Advantages and Disadvantages - Pros & Cons

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Tidal
ProEnviro - (pro) short but good article on tidal power in England
Envocare: Water Power - (pro) tidal power and wave power article
Andy Darvill's Science Site: Energy Resources: Tidal Power - good overview
Smart KidsRock: Tidal Power - (pro) good overview with lots of benefits listed
Tidal Power Systems (ResLab from Australia) - good overview, with cons
Alternative Energy Blog: - blog, but good data on cost etc.
Marine Current Turbines - information about generating energy from tidal currents

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Fuel Cells
How Fuel Cells Work
Fuel Cells 2000: The Online Fuel Cell Information Center
SAE.org: Fuel Cell Technology Showcase
Fuelcellonline.com
Fuel Cell Today
National Fuel Cell Research Center: Fuel Cell Information
U.S. Department of Defense: Fuel Cell Program Overview
U.S. Fuel Cell Council
International Fuel Cells
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program
Renewable Technologies Inc.
Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research
The Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Fuel Cells: Green Power

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Geothermal
Renewable Energy DOE site: General Info & Pros
DOE Kids' Site: General Info
Geothermal Education Office - Nice information and a slide show

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Wave Power
Andy Darvill's Science Site: Energy Resources: Wave Power - general info
Free Energy News: Ocean and Sea Wave Power - great site for links to other sources on wave power—general info, pros, stakeholders, etc.
Science News Online: Oceans of Electricity - good general info
Climate Change: Wave Power - brief but okay
Planet Ark: US Cities Eye Ocean Waves For Power Supplies - good general info, pros
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. - pros, with map of good places for wave power
Power Stations: Wave Power - pros and cons
CNN: Technology: 'Wave farm' project gets green light - article on power in Portugal
Wind and Wave Power Could Generate Highlands and Islands Jobs - pro-wave power site about Scotland

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Biomass
Biomass Benefits
About Biomass Energy
Introduction to Biopower
Biomass Facts
The Value of the Use of Biomass Power
Biomass (overview)
Biomass Program: Electrical Power Generation
Biomass:Power from the Forests
Biomass: Valuable Trash
Texas' Renewable Energy Resources - Biomass

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