This blog is for my students at Berkeley Springs High School. It contains class information, class discussion topics including current events, and class assignments.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Should the U.S. stop subsidizing fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels like coal and oil run the world, but we are slowly running out of them, and they are causing severe damage to the environment. Some people think we need to get more serious about developing and using alternative energy sources and lessening our dependence on fossil fuel energy.
Click here to read an article from the BBC about a proposal to stop fossil fuel subsidies. Then address the following writing prompts:
Do you think the U.S. should stop subsidizing fossil fuels? Explain why or why not.
Do you think the U.S. should stop subsidizing fossil fuels if other countries do not? Explain why you think the way you do.
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3 comments:
Sweet iPad!!!!
Very informative
No...how ares we going to get to work.? Countries can do what they want
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