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Any energy resource with a low or negative net energy yield cannot compete in the open marketplace with other energy alternatives with high net energy yields unless it is ____.

A) the only source of energy
B) valued by long-term customers
C) advertised through the appropriate channels
D) stamped for approval under federal regulations
E) subsidized by the government or some other funding source

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U.S.coal companies and coal-burning utilities have suggested that there is something called clean coal.Which statement is false about this product?

A) Stricter pollution controls will not stop the release of some carbon dioxide.
B) Burning coal will always result in production of hazardous ash.
C) One type of coal is significantly cleaner than other types.
D) Climate scientist James Hansen calls coal the single greatest threat to civilization.
E) Air pollutants will always be released by burning coal.

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In China air pollution causes as many as ____ deaths per year.

Who assumes most of the financial burden for finding ways to store nuclear waste?

The point at which pressure in a well begins to drop and production begins to decline is called the ____.

To keep using conventional oil at the estimated increasing rate of consumption,we must discover proven reserves of oil equivalent to the current Saudi Arabia supply every seven years.

Tar sand or oil sand,is a mixture of clay,sand,water,and a combustible organic material called ____________________ .

Nuclear power advocates contend that increased use of nuclear power decreases what type of emission that contributes to climate change?

The United States has more proven natural gas reserves than does Russia.

Available deposits from which the oil can be extracted profitably at current prices with current technology are called ____________________.

-From the diagram above,correctly identify each of the items labeled from A-J. A $\quad$ _______________ B $\quad$ _______________ C $\quad$ _______________ D $\quad$ _______________ E $\quad$ _______________ F $\quad$ _______________ G $\quad$ _______________ H $\quad$ _______________ I $\quad$ _______________ J $\quad$ _______________

What do scientists use to show the locations and sizes of various rock formations that may contain oil?

Nuclear energy is only available to consumers throughout the world at an affordable cost because ____.

Kerogen is the name given to a solid combustible mixture of hydrocarbons found in oil shales.

What is global peak production? When will it be reached?

Oil that cannot be extracted at a profit is considered to be unavailable.What are the five factors that change over time and determine the availability?

Which of the following statements does not apply to burning coal?

Oil sand is made up of all of the following except ____.

Burning coal,along with removing pollutants from the emissions,results in the accumulation of several substances.What is not one of these?

When compared to burning coal directly,producing synfuels has several disadvantages.What is not one of these?