Town Tackles Energy Debate

Town Tackles Energy Debate

Multiple Choice

What was going on in the passage?

• There is a debate about what type of energy plan a town wants to invest in.

• A town is arguing about money.

• An election is about to take place.

• A town is voting for a new mayor.

It starts off with Hopeville's mayor, Julia Sanchez, who held a town meeting to discuss what type of energy plant the town should invest in.

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No one can agree what kind of energy source they want to use. ​

A town is debating about a new energy plant.

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What were the two alternatives?

• It is a cleaner type of fossil fuel

• ​Drilled from underground and transported through a pipeline

• Nonrenewable​

Natural gas

• Energy from the sun

• ​Clean energy source

• Renewable​

​​Solar Power

Open Ended

What was one argument in support for solar energy?

Open Ended

What was one argument in support for natural gas?