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folubunmi

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If coal were to be made in a more environmentally friendly manner, would that make it better for Texas?
 
  a. Yes, because Texas consumes more coal than any of the other forty-nine states, and Texas would import less of it from Wyoming.
  b. Yes, because most of the coal mined in Texas is lignite, the highest grade of coal.
 c. No,because it is so expensive to make coal cleaner that the costs would erase the reason people chose it in the first place.
  d. No, because current technology does not exist to make coal cleaner.
 e. Yes, because it would compete with other fossil fuels and drive energy prices lower.

Question 2

Which of these is not an argument for the use of coal to provide energy for Texas?
 
  a. It is cheap to mine, transport, and burn.
 b. Instead of bringing up the coal from underground, companies may choose to strip mine..
  c. Within the borders of the United States lies enough coal to power the country for centuries.
  d. It does not explode like natural gas or melt down and release radioactivity like uranium.
  e. Americans who rely on burning coal for their energy need never worry about having their supply disrupted by a hostile foreign government.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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