Environmental Impacts of Energy Production
Negative ecological and health effects from energy extraction, processing, transport, and combustion throughout the lifecycle.
Real World
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico released approximately 4.9 million barrels of crude oil, killing 11 workers and causing an estimated $65 billion in environmental and economic damage across fisheries and coastal ecosystems.
Exam Focus
Use lifecycle analysis framing — state the impact stage (extraction, transport, combustion) explicitly to demonstrate systematic evaluation skills.
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