sun, earth, energy, climate change
fossil solar energy
fossil solar energy #1 (plant skeletons), 2015
field view size: 0.12 x 0.18 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
plant fossil skeletons
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #2 (gray landscape), 2015
field view size: 0.12 x 0.18 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal
carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #3 (fossil life 1), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
spores , energy , survival
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #4 (fossil life 2), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
spores , energy , survival
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #5 (fossil life 3), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
spore , energy , survival
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #6 (fossil life 4), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
spore , energy , survival
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #7 (orange landscape 1), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
bubbles of fire
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #8 (orange landscape 2), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal
carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy #9 (fossil fire), 2015
field view size: 0.059 x 0.088 in
print: 46.1 x 69.1 in / 23 x 34,6 in
fossil fire
Sun’s light , Earth planet
photosynthesis
inheritance of the Earth
fossil life , fossil energy
fossil fuel , thermal energy
coal , carbon
Carboniferous vegetation
clean coal technology
non renewable energy
non ecological energy
greenhouse gases
air pollution
acid rain
carbon dioxide emissions
global dimming
global warming
thermodynamics
carbochemistry
chemical engineering
earth sciences , geology
soil science , coal mining
fossil-fuel power station
thermal power station
pneumoconiosis
fossil solar energy
Sun, energy, and life: a history carved in rock.
Coal is our main source of electrical energy, and also the most polluting. It is a legacy of ancient Earth, which had some of its pages written in black coal seams. These remnants of the past still store the energy that plants captured from the Sun 200 million years ago, converted into chemical energy, and kept safe until today.
A heirloom of energy, generously bequeathed by Earth. Very often we have been ungrateful, and have simply pulled it out of the ground to burn, without a second look at the medium- and long-term consequences for the
health of the environment.
On a positive note, in the last few years humans are developing technologies to obtain more clean energy out of coal and mitigate its environmental effect.
A history of Sun, energy, and life dating back to the remote past of our planet and located in tiny corners of the microcosm, now depicted in these images. Minuscule traces in the black rock tell about extinct plant species, buried among the rich treasures of the energy of sunlight, the vital energy of photons.
Antonio Romero
Sun’s light,
Earth planet,
photosynthesis,
inheritance of the Earth,
fossil life,
fossil energy,
fossil fuel,
thermal energy,
coal,
carbon,
Carboniferous vegetation,
clean coal technology,
non renewable energy,
non ecological energy,
greenhouse gases,
air pollution,
acid rain,
carbon dioxide emissions,
global dimming,
global warming,
thermodynamics,
carbochemistry,
chemical engineering,
earth sciences,
geology,
soil science,
coal mining,
fossil-fuel power station,
thermal power station,
pneumoconiosis
The caption of each work are displayed on the pdf (sun_earth_energy_climate_change_a_romero_2017.pdf) of this project. Please email me for further information.