Alternative+Energy+Sources

A lot of the discussion we have had in class regarding the environment have focused on human impacts on the environment, specifically globalwarming and habitat destruction. There is also a lot of work being done on alternative forms of energy.

Today, you will be examining the work that is occurring in alternative energy. By the end ofclass's, you will need to accomplish the following tasks: 1. Find a recent news article on- biofuels, wind, solar,hydroelectric, and nuclear. Galileo is a great source for newspapers. Save the URL and title of the article in a Word document. 2. For each article, give the main idea and how this technology is expected to change our energy usage. Save it in your Word document. 3. Write a paragraph on how you think these and other forms of alternative energy will impact Amereicans' use of energy. Discuss whether there is a motivation for Americans to change their energy consumption or to continue using fossil fuels.