Name:__________________________________________________ 1. The first commercial electric light was run by: A. Natural Gas B. Coal C. Wood 2. Are there new coal plants being built? A. Yes B. No 3. Does a Natural Gas plant use more or less water than a Coal plant? A. More B. Less 4. Looking at the graph in the article, The Falling Costs of Alternative Energy, what form of energy is the least expensive? _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Looking at the graph in the article, The Falling Costs of Alternative Energy, what was the average price for unsubsidized coal in megawatt-hours in 2009? ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Is renewable energy affecting the Coal industry? Explain and back your idea up with a quote from the article. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. If you were an investor and had one million dollars to spend, which energy source listed on the graph, The Falling Costs of Alternative Energy, would you choose to invest in? Explain your opinion. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Tracy-Environmental Science 3rd Q 1st--http://www.npr.org/2016/02/17/466033966/from-the-ashes-ofsome-coal-plants-new-energy-rises