Skip to content
  • Home
  • More Issues
  • About Us
  • FAQs
  • Teachers’ Corner
Last updated on: 9/10/2008 | Author: ProCon.org
  • Background Information on the 2008 Keystone XL Pipeline Application
  • 2013- 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Environmental Review by US State Department
  • 2011 Keystone XL Pipeline Project Map
  • Keystone XL Pipeline Project Map: 2012 Permit Application
  • Presidential Statements on Keystone XL Pipeline
  • Alternative Energy – Home
  • Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments
  • Take Action
  • Top Pro & Con Quotes
  • Historical Timeline
  • Did You Know?
  • Fracking: Top 3 Pros & Cons
  • Alternative Energy Sources Explained
  • United States Energy Use by Source
  • State-by-State Energy Use
  • Opinion Polls: Alternative Energy v. Fossil Fuels
  • How the United States Uses Oil
  • Dakota Access Pipeline: Top 3 Pros and Cons
  • Who is the author? How to cite this page.
  • Glossary
  • Site Map
  • HOME
  • About
  • Cite This Page
  • Reprinting Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer

Contact Us

ProCon/Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200
Chicago, Illinois 60654 USA

Natalie Leppard
Managing Editor
procon@eb.com

© 2023 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
All rights reserved

  • X
  • Home Page
  • Alternative Energy – Menu
    • Alternative Energy – Pros & Cons
    • Top Pro & Con Quotes
    • Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments
    • Historical Timeline
    • Did You Know?
    • How the United States Uses Oil
    • Opinion Polls: Alternative Energy v. Fossil Fuels
    • United States Energy Use by Source
    • State-by-State Energy Use
    • Fracking Pros and Cons
    • Cite This Page
    • Glossary
    • Site Map
  • All Issues / Topics
    • Topics A-Z
    • New Topics
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Private Prisons
      • Space Colonization
    • Most Popular
      • Homework
      • Social Media
      • Death Penalty
      • School Uniforms
      • Video Games
      • Animal Testing
      • Gun Control
      • Zoos
      • Banned Books
  • About Us
  • FAQs
  • Teachers’ Corner
Cite This Page

ProCon.org is the institutional or organization author for all ProCon.org pages. Proper citation depends on your preferred or required style manual. Below are the proper citations for this page according to four style manuals (in alphabetical order): the Modern Language Association Style Manual (MLA), the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), and Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian). Here are the proper bibliographic citations for this page according to four style manuals (in alphabetical order):

  • APA
  • Chicago
  • MLA
  • Turabian
APA (7th ed.):
ProCon.org. (2008, September 10). Background Resources. ProCon.org. https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/background-resources

[Editor's Note: The APA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Chicago (17th ed.):
ProCon.org, "Background Resources," ProCon.org. last modified September 10, 2008. https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/background-resources/.
MLA (9th ed.):
ProCon.org, "Background Resources." ProCon.org. 10 Sep. 2008, alternativeenergy.procon.org/background-resources

[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Turabian (9th ed.):
ProCon.org. "Background Resources." ProCon.org. Last modified on September 10, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2023. https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/background-resources/