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Environmental Issues
1. Issue 7 - Offshore Oil Drilling
a. Explain why offshore oil drilling is controversial.
b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between Stephen Baird and Mary Annette Rose.
c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.
2. Issue 8 - Carbon Capture Technology
a. What is the origin of the debate over carbon capture technology?
b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between David Hawkins and Charles Schmidt.
c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.
3. Issue 9 - Geothermal Energy
a. What is geothermal energy and how is it converted to electricity?
b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between Susan Petty and Alexander Karsner.
c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.
4. Issue 10 - Automobile Fuel Efficiency
a. Explain the CAFE fuel efficiency program.
b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between David Friedman and Charli Coon.
c. Which side to you agree with? Explain your answer.
5. From library or internet research, find an article about geothermal energy's future electrical generation outlook. Be sure to reference your article.
a. Describe the article.
b. Explain the article author's position about future geothermal electrical production. Does the author suggest that the U.S. can achieve 20% of electricity production from geothermal energy by the year 2030?
c. Do you agree with the article author's position? Explain your answer.
6. Please discuss the benefits or drawbacks of offshore oil drilling or carbon capture technology
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