Outline the pros and cons of using coal and/or petroleum as a fossil fuel.
Examine the types of coal, the methods of extraction, the cost, the energy density, the toxic particulates released, the greenhouse gases released, and the toxicty of the waste ash.
Outline the formation of petroleum from phytoplankton, the expense in drilling and piping and storage. The problems with leaks and drilling accidents.
Examine the energy density of oil and how it must be refined into gasoline, tar, kerosene and other fraction particles.
Discuss why the liquid form is suitable for combustion engines, but still produces greenhouse gasses, lead and mercury particulates as well as sulfur particulates