Module 4 – Energy Production and Use
See schedule for dates.

Objective: Understand and be able to articulate the environmental impact of energy production and usage in the US from an economic perspective.

Read the following chapters in An Economic Approach to Environmental and Natural Resources.
Chapter 8 – Energy Production and the Environment
Chapter 9 – The Use of Energy and the Environment

Written Assignment (50 points) Date Completed ________________ Points ____
Write a 2-3 page paper making the economic arguments for or against one of the following:
1. The federal government should/should not subsidize solar energy.
2. The federal government should/should not subsidize wind generated electricity.
3. The US should raise gasoline taxes to reduce our usage of imported crude oil.
4. The US should/should not implement a carbon tax.
5. The federal government should/should not open additional areas for oil and gas exploration and production.

Email the assignment to me and post it or a summary in the appropriate Module 4 discussion topic.

Discussion I (25 points) Date Completed ________________ Points ____
Critique the arguments made in one of the papers. (Could be your own.)

Discussion II (25 points) Date Completed ________________ Points ____
Critique or defend the economic arguments made in one of the other papers.

Total points for Module 4 (100 possible) Your point total ____