The course will review critical knowledges of minerals, rocks, stratigraphy, surface processes, geophysics, geochemistry, structures and tectonics, and connect these aspects of Earth system with Earth's six energy components: hydrocarbon, critical minerals, geothermal energy, CO2 sequestration, waste management, and green energies. Prerequisite: GEOL 1301, GEOL 3340, or cons. inst.