UNIT 4 ASSIGNMENT
The Future of Energy: Guiding Decisions with Evidence
• To reduce the negative environmental impacts of an ever-growing human population, and increasing
demands for energy as technological advances continue, individual countries, states, cities and even
households could shift their energy sources to those that are renewable. However, not all locations are
equally amenable to any form of renewable energy. For this Assignment you will assess your own
location, existing energy use, and the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources.
• Be sure to explore the following resources to begin your research in order to support your ideas with
accurate facts. While the provided resources focus on the United States, you are welcome to explore the
energy situation within your own state of residence, one that you would like to live in or have visited in the
past, or an international location. To focus your discussion, only use one region for your entire argument.
• Your Assignment should be a compare-contrast essay written using APA formatting. The Assignment
should include a title page, introduction, and conclusion. The paper will require you to include details
from research including the course materials and sources you locate on your own. Use APA format to
cite your sources of information, both within parenthetical citations and also within a reference page at
the end of the Assignment Your paper should include all the following parts.
• Assess your own energy use. Think about how you rely on different types of energy throughout your day.
Identify the energy source you use to do the following tasks and indicate if the energy source is renewable or
nonrenewable.
• The main energy source you use to heat your home if applicable
• The main energy source used to cool your home if applicable
• The main energy source you use to run your household appliances (reminder: if you use electricity you will need to do
some research to determine what energy source is used to generate your electricity)
• The main energy source you use for transportation
• Using the provided materials, determine, and discuss both the renewable source of energy that would be the
most appropriate, and that would be the least appropriate for use in your chosen location. Explain how you
arrived at your decisions, so it is clear why one is the most appropriate and why one is the least appropriate.
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the energy sources you currently rely on as well as the two
renewable energy sources you identified above. Include both the economic (costs/benefits) and ecological
impacts of each.
• In your opinion, should the US pursue the use of more renewable energy sources going forward? Should any
policies be put in place to encourage people to use more renewable energy sources? Support your position
with reputable sources
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