feeding our energy needs

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“Feeding Our Energy Needs” Please respond to the following:

Note: Online students, please select one of the questions to answer..

Compare and contrast two of the following alternative energy sources: wind energy, solar energy, hydropower (stream), tidal power, biofuel, or geothermal energy. Discuss which energy source would be best suited for your home based on cost and availability.

From the first and second e-Activities, describe the benefits and drawbacks of natural gas production. Note: Be sure to include a discussion of issues related to waste products, extraction of the resource, land use, projected reserves, impacts on the environment, and cost/benefit.

E activities

· Watch the video titled “Coal Loses Crown As King Of Power Generation” (4 min 2 sec). Be prepared to discuss. Video Source: Elizabeth Shogren (2013, January 11). Coal Loses Crown As King Of Power Generation [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/11/169153322/coal-loses-crown-as-king-of-power-generation

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· Review the interactive titled “Science and The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers” located at

http://www.npr.org/2012/04/05/150055142/science-and-the-fracking-boom-missing-answers

. Be prepared to discuss.