White House Executive Order on Sustainability Includes Geothermal Heat Pumps

Decreasing the amount of energy needed to heat and cool the governmental buildings includes using geothermal heat pumps. This method of using naturally occurring heating and cooling will help the U.S. government to reach it sustainability goals.

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1.7 Many different units are used to quantify energy.

2.1 Earth constantly changes as energy flows through the system.





2.6 Greenhouse gases affect energy flow through the Earth system.



3.5 Ecosystems are affected by changes in the availability of energy and matter.



4.2 Humans use of energy is subject to limits and constraints.


4.4 Humans transport energy from place to place.

4.5 Humans generate electricity in multiple ways.




5.2 Energy infrastructure has inertia.


5.4 Energy decisions are influenced by economic factors.

5.5 Energy decisions are influenced by political factors.

5.6 Energy decisions are influenced by environmental factors.

5.7 Energy decisions are influenced by social factors.

6.1 Conservation of energy has two very different meanings.

6.3 Human demand for energy is increasing.

6.4 Earth has limited energy resources.



6.7 Products and services carry with them embedded energy.

6.8 Amount of energy used can be calculated and monitored.

7.1 Economic security is impacted by energy choices.

7.2 National security is impacted by energy choices.

7.3 Environmental quality is impacted by energy choices.

7.4 Increasing demand for and limited supplies of fossil fuels affects quality of life.

7.5 Access to energy resources affects quality of life.
