1. What is the potential for developing more hydroelectric power in North America vs. developing countries, and what would be the environmental impact of such development?
2. What should be the energy policy of the United States, based on the total range of energy options, including fossil fuels and nuclear power as well as various solar alternatives. Which energy sources should be promoted and which should be discouraged? Suggest laws, taxes, subsidies, and so forth that might be used to bring your policy to fruition, Give a rationale for each of your recommendations.
3. Various solar-energy alternatives seem to promise a sustainable- energy future. Yet the US seems locked into a policy of remaining dependent on fossil fuels and nuclear power. Does this mean that solar advocates are wrong? Discuss the economic and political forces that might be at work in maintaining the status quo?
