Reading Review 8.14

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Based on “Solar Power for Public Buildings,” what is the author’s position on the use of solar power in all of California's public buildings?

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  Powering public buildings with solar energy will be good for the economy. 

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So pollution levels will drop. Big cities will have less smog. There will be fewer health problems from breathing dirty air. Rivers and streams will also be less contaminated. Drinking water will be cleaner.

How does the author relate the ideas in the sentences?

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  with cause and effect

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How does the author of “Solar Power for Public Buildings” conclude that converting all public buildings to solar power will boost California’s economy?

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  by listing jobs created by solar and explaining how workers with earnings to spend help businesses

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And, sure, it sounds like a good idea. After all, who doesn’t want to save money? Who doesn’t want to protect the planet? Who rejects the use of advanced technology? It all seems so simple.

How does the author relate the ideas in the sentences?

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with parallelism

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How does the author of “Solar-Powered Public Buildings? Not So Fast, California!” support the claim that increasing solar energy will interrupt the delivery of electricity to Californians? 

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  by describing the power outages that happen when too much solar energy is produced

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Is this statement exaggerated?

Californians care about the environment more than anyone else in the world.

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yes