Monthly Archives: July 2009

Field Trip to Centralia, PA

Discovery Channel Centralia Coal Fire (You Tube)”We can’t afford to waste energy like this!” one EM SC 100S Leap student exclaimed. On July 29, students visited Centralia, Pennsylvania to see a community destroyed by a mine fire. The fire started… Continue reading

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Field Trip to Schuylkill Energy Resources

A group of eleven students and four faculty (including me) visited Pottsville, PA to see Schuylkill Energy Resources on July 22, 2009 as part of the LEAP experience. The tour provided an up-close look at electrical generation and reclamation. In… Continue reading

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