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Issue: Fossil Fuels & Alternative Energies Defined
| Q: | What are fossil fuels? |
| Q: | What are alternative energies? |
Issue: Energy & the Economy
| Q: | Should the US subsidize alternative energies? |
| Q: | Will alternative energy development create more jobs? |
Issue: Energy Use
| Q: | How much energy do fossil fuels and alternative energies supply in the US? |
| Q: | Should the US immediately phase out fossil fuels? |
| Q: | Will alternative energy development increase US energy independence and security? |
Issue: Oil
| Q: | Will increased oil drilling help the US solve its energy crisis? |
| Q: | What are tar sands/oil sands? |
| Q: | Should the US authorize the Keystone XL pipeline to import tar sand oil from Canada? |
Issue: Natural Gas
| Q: | Should the US increase its use of natural gas? |
| Q: | What is hydraulic fracturing (fracking)? |
| Q: | Should the US use hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas? |
Issue: Carbon Capture and Storage
| Q: | Should carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology be developed? |
Issue: Biofuels
| Q: | What are biofuels? |
| Q: | Does ethanol generate more energy than the amount needed to produce it? |
| Q: | Will the development of biofuels, such as ethanol, reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Q: | Is biofuel production a major cause of the world food crisis? |
Issue: Hydrogen
| Q: | How is hydrogen fuel made? |
| Q: | What are fuel cells? |
| Q: | Should hydrogen (vs. electricity) be the dominant energy in the US? |
Issue: Nuclear
| Q: | How is nuclear power produced? |
| Q: | Is nuclear power cost-effective? |
| Q: | Is nuclear power safe for humans and the environment? |
| Q: | Is expanding nuclear energy production necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
Issue: Solar Power
| Q: | What are the different methods of solar power generation? |
| Q: | Is solar power production environmentally friendly? |
| Q: | Is solar power an economical alternative to conventional energy? |
Issue: Wind Power
| Q: | How is wind power produced? |
| Q: | Is wind power an economical alternative to conventional energy? |
| Q: | Is large-scale wind power production environmentally friendly? |