Flashcards

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Alana Adams English 7 cards

Cards in this deck (7)

1the chief executive from the oil industry thinks 'there is plenty of oil left. we want to continue to extract oil because we provide lots of jobs'. what is their opinion on exploitation and consuming energy?we should focus on non renewable, as we continue to make money from them.
2the government minister thinks 'if people continue to use oil, will raise a great deal of money in taxes to help develop better hospitals and schools'. are they for or against non-renewable energy?for
3the Greenpeace campaigner thinks 'we must build new homes with their own solar panels and plenty of insulation, so that each house consumes less energy. what is their opinion on exploitation and consuming energy?we should be focusing on renewable energy and using less energy
4why are some landowners, such as farmers, wanting to invest in renewable energies?if they put solar panels on their land, the government will pay them a grant, which provides them with more money than farming
5some people have the opinion that technology can solve the problem of dwindling oil supplies. what technology could be used?fracking
6what is the main reason why the Saudi Arabian Government wants to continue to exploit oilthey have developed using oil money and want to maintain their wealth.
7why do the Friends of the Earth (a charity) believe 'fracking for shale gas is not the solution to the UK energy crisis. we need energy based on renewables not fossil fuels'as renewables do not produce greenhouse gas emissions.