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  Coal to Oil:

      Will it help ease our energy dependency?

The extensive archives of Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee, a popular weekly Internet-based electronic media program that explores complex issues of health care policy and public health, have been made available to Access Excellence. The topics and materials selected by AE's editors address National Science Education Standards and/or National Health Education Standards, are included in middle and high school science and health curricula, and are of particular relevance to middle and high school teachers and learners.

Presentation (9/20/2006):

Questions answered by this program:

  1. What is Sasol?
  2. Why are a number of energy options being considered to help solve our energy problem?
  3. What role have Senators Barack Obama (D - Ill.) and Jim Bunning (R - Ky.) played in the coal debate in the United States?
  4. What are the pros and cons of converting coal to oil?
  5. What is a measured approach to our energy problem?

Energy Alternatives (Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
Does Sasol have the answer?

Learn About Sasol (Sasol)
South Africa's leading global energy company

Ethanol and the Battle Over Corn (HealthPolitics)
Health Politics explains the controversy

Clean Air Act (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
The full text of the Clean Air Act along with legislative analysis along with a "Plain English Guide"

Montana's Coal Cowboy (CBS News: 60 Minutes)
Surrounded by energy, Montana’s Schweitzer has a plan

Links updated: 13 August 2007
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