ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 5

Issue 11 – Biofuels and Food Prices

a. What are biofuels?

b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between Donald Mitchell and Kline et al.

c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.

Issue 12 – Nuclear Power

a. What is the origin of the debate over nuclear power?

b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between Iain Murray and Kristin Shrader-Frechette.

c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.

Issue 19 – Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel

a. Describe nuclear fuel reprocessing.

b. Outline and discuss three main areas of disagreement between Phillip Finck and Charles Ferguson.

c. Which side do you agree with? Explain your answer.

From library or internet research, find an article about biofuels. Be sure to provide a reference to your article.

a. Describe the article.

b. Explain the article author’s position on biofuels.

c. Do you agree with the article author’s position? Explain your answer.

From library or internet research, find an article about reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. Be sure to provide a reference to your article.

a. Describe the article.

b. Explain the article author’s position on reprocessing.

c. Do you agree with the article author’s position? Explain your answer.

All responses should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.