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Please listen to the report or read the transcripts from this NPR News report about the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear power plant disasters by clicking on the Google Reader (23) and responding to the following prompts.

1. How are these disasters similar and different from each other? Explain siting examples form the article.
2. How do you feel about nuclear power today in the United States and around the World? State your opinion, but make sure to site examples of support for your opinion.
3. Now, comment upon one other students response making sure to support you statement with information from this article or another cited researched article.

Natural Gas may not be Clean Energy Source

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Please listen to the report or read the transcripts from this NPR News report about the Marseilles Shale natural gas extraction by clicking on the Google Reader (19) and responding to the following prompts.

1. Explain the process of Hydraulic fracking?
2. What are your thoughts about this occurring in our own state? Explain the benefits and the negatives, siting examples from the report.
3. Now, comment upon one other students response making sure to support you statement with information from this article or another cited researched article.

Debate over Crops or Cattle?

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Read the following article by clicking on the Google Reader (12): concerning farmers determining whether to grow crops or raise cattle. After reading, please respond  to the following prompts concerning the article.

1. What are the benefits and disadvantages of raising cattle or  growing crops?  (Use supporting information from the article.)
2. Do you think farmers' should switch to cattle or growing crops?  (Use supporting information from the article.)
3. Now, comment upon one other students response making sure to support you statement with information from this article or another cited researched article.