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Topics
Fossil fuels
Nuclear energy and waste disposal proposals at Yucca Mountain
Alternative/renewable energy: solar, photovoltaics, wind, geothermal, fuel cells, etc.
Exploring for energy on public lands (onshore and offshore)
Proposals to open up a portion of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and natural gas exploration and development
   

Readings
Rosenbaum: 269 - 304
Issue 15  (Reserve))
ANWR background (Reserve)
Bush's National Energy Policy - Reliable, Affordable, and Environmentally Sound Energy for America's Future
GAO Report (GAO-02-64R) on oil and gas activities in national wildlife refuges
Handouts - Energy
Handouts - Alternative Energy Sources #1
Handouts - Alternative Energy Sources #2
Handouts - Fuel Cells
Handouts - Ethanol
   

Lecture Notes
View or print lecture notes as a adobe acrobat file
         

Assignments
Issue 15: Nuclear Waste: Should the United States Continue to Focus Plans for Permanent Nuclear Waste Disposal Exclusively at Yucca Mountain?
Handouts - Yucca Mountain
ANWR Debate
Handouts for ANWR debate
   

Web Resources
EPA's information site on Yucca Mountain
U.S. Department of Energy and its Yucca Mountain Project
Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force (Against the Yucca Mountain Proposal)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and information on nuclear power
NRC's High Level Waste Program
Nuclear Reactor Locator (provided by Greenpeace)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service review of the potential for oil and gas development in ANWR (includes a slide show) links to other ANWR related sites and be found on the ANWR Debate Assignment
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Renewable Energy Policy Project
CADDET - Renewable Energy
Local Government Commission
Renewable Energy Advocates
National Council for Science and the Environment
Congressional Research Service reports on energy related issues
 

Movies that Might Be of Interest
China Syndrome (19??) starring Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda:
 

Books that Might Be of Interest
 
 

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