Unit 1. Fossil fuels -- Can the United States continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy? -- Is it realistic for the United States to move toward greater energy independence? -- Should cars be more efficient? -- Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling? -- Should utilities burn more coal? -- Unit 2. Global warming -- Are global warming facts too uncertain to guide government policy? -- Is global warming skepticism just smoke and mirrors? -- Are the potential costs of global warming too high to ignore? -- Can carbon trading help control carbon emissions? -- Is carbon capture technology ready to limit carbon emissions? -- Is "geoengineering" a possible answer to global warming? -- Unit 3. Nuclear power -- Does nuclear power need government help? -- Should the United States continue to focus plans for permanent nuclear waste disposal exclusively at Yucca Mountain? -- Should the United States reprocess spent nuclear fuel? -- Unit 4. Alternative energy sources -- Is wind power green? -- Do biofuels enhance energy security? -- Can hydropower play a role in preventing climate change? -- Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars? -- Is there any such thing as "free energy"?
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