Argument (preassessment)

To describe how China is utilizing wind power

To provide other alternatives for creating energy

To provide readers with information on some of the ways countries are supporting wind power

To explain the difference between wind and solar power

Governments have been providing tax breaks to companies that supply wind power

Governments have been creating new technology for wind farms

Governments have been supplying employers with staff for their companies

Governments have been building their own wind farms

“In places like Texas, Germany and elsewhere, producers sometimes have so much of it that they actually pay others to take it away.”

“ U.S. Congress extended tax credits for wind and solar power for five years. The wind credit allowed wind energy companies to save on their taxes.”

“Wind energy can be very cheap because there is always a ready supply of wind.”

“ Sometimes the government helps pay for new technologies to let companies get off the ground. As a result of this funding, the price of the technology drops as more of it is produced.”

There are no concerns with using wind to produce energy.

WInd power has become less expensive to produce.

Scientists are examining the impact of wind turbines on animals.

Wind power projects are being developed on public and private land

To explain why bears are dangerous to wind farms.

To describe the research being done on the impact of wind farms on bears

To explain the connection between bears and their ecosystems

To compare the technology of wind power to that of solar energy

When compared to other energy wind power is superior

WInd power is growing and governments are having to study its effects

Renewable energy is becoming less common

Wind power is harmful to the environment