AEE Progress Update

Hey guys! We're working on our paper at the moment and have finished up what we hope will be a useful outline for our debate and term paper, check it out:

Debate #2: Group B

Intro:

• Discuss energy problem.
  
• Discuss strains on current energy systems, and heavy dependence on fossil fuels.
  
• Outline our position to the problem (Technology can save the day!) 

Body:

• Discuss Large Scale measures using the market and technology to fix energy problem…

-Solar Power Plants
-Wind Farms
-Geothermal Power Plants
-etc…

• -Discuss Small scale measures utilizing new technologies at the personal, household level.
  

-Passive Solar
-PV’s on homes
-Highly efficient appliances
-etc...

 Conclusion:

• Reiterate the issue and our stance.
  
• Tie together all of our means of curbing the energy problem and show how they can truly be effective with the new technologies we have today.
  
• Discuss how this is the best way to solve the problem.
  

 

Notes:

• We will use energy wedges to help exemplify that these technologies CAN get us to the level of consumption we need.
  
• Use resources such as the EPA, various other governmental and environmental agencies, as well as journals, blogs, articles and other forms of writing (Plan B 3.0) and the media to help back up our position.