For my energy and society, I did my presentation on the laws that have been passed to encourage ethanol fuel use. I plan to add to this post if I find any intersting articles. If anyone finds anything cool, feel free to post as well! Here are the graphs I used in my presentation.
Brazil vs. America Ethanol Production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
US Ethanol Production
http://people.moreheadstate.edu/students/rabloo02/images/Ethanol%20Graph.png
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Yucca Mountain
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/01/yucca-license-application-next-round-20-year-battl/
This is a really interesting article about the progress (or lack thereof) of storing spent fuel at Yucca Mountain.
As of now, there is an application being presented to the government in order to proceed with the plans for storing nuclear waste in this mountain.
This article deals with what Barack, Clinton and McCain would do about this issue if they were president. Both Barack and Clinton would deny this application, and more specifically, Clinton's spokesperson said that Clinton would cut funding. McCain on the other hand is for this nuclear waste site, but he "still hopes waste could one day be sent overseas." The issue with nuclear waste is that it is radioactive and many people here in the United States are against storing it at Yucca Mountain because they are afraid of the radioactive effects on the population. However, I personally do not think the answer is to send it overseas so it can harm other people.
Here are some questions to consider:
- Is storing the nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain a good or bad idea?
- What do you think about McCain's desire to send our nuclear waste elsewhere?
- If you lived in Nevada, near Yucca Mountain, would you feel differently about this issue or would you have the same opinion no matter where you lived?
This is a really interesting article about the progress (or lack thereof) of storing spent fuel at Yucca Mountain.
As of now, there is an application being presented to the government in order to proceed with the plans for storing nuclear waste in this mountain.
This article deals with what Barack, Clinton and McCain would do about this issue if they were president. Both Barack and Clinton would deny this application, and more specifically, Clinton's spokesperson said that Clinton would cut funding. McCain on the other hand is for this nuclear waste site, but he "still hopes waste could one day be sent overseas." The issue with nuclear waste is that it is radioactive and many people here in the United States are against storing it at Yucca Mountain because they are afraid of the radioactive effects on the population. However, I personally do not think the answer is to send it overseas so it can harm other people.
Here are some questions to consider:
- Is storing the nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain a good or bad idea?
- What do you think about McCain's desire to send our nuclear waste elsewhere?
- If you lived in Nevada, near Yucca Mountain, would you feel differently about this issue or would you have the same opinion no matter where you lived?
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