ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 3

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.

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.

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.

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.

From library or internet research, find an article about the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Be sure to reference your article.

a. Describe the article.

b. Explain the article author’s position regarding the CAFE fuel economy standards. Specifically, have the standards benefited the environment and caused growth in the U.S. economy?

c. Do you agree with the article author’s positions? 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.