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Energy revolution

Research the Energy Revolution report set up by Greenpease and the European Renewable Energy Council. It is one of the websites referenced on the pre-release material.

IV form renewable energy task

Use the following to help you with your research task

An excellent site which explains clearly each type of source

Wikipedia entry for renewable energy

Wind power in the 'How Stuff Works' website. Other energy sources also on the site

BBC Energy in the UK mini-site - links to lots of relevant stories

Energy on BBC Bitesize

McDonalds - a TNC

You are producing a case study sheet on McDonalds as an example of a TNC.

There is plenty of information on Wikipedia, including a section on legal cases against the company.

There are also whole websites dedicated to critising McDonalds.

Players in the North American energy security issue

President Obama's energy pledge
Clear comparision of the Republican and Democrat energy plan
Canadian energy policy and see here - especially the Conclusion
NAFTA
Look at this presentation. Information on Mexico is from slide 56 onwards. See also here.
Natural Resources Canada
Friends of the Earth USA
Greenpeace USA energy proposals
WWF USA's position on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic
US Fish and Wildlife Service position on drilling in ANWR
Vision of American Council on Renewable Energy
The State of American Energy report from the American Petroleum Institute
Chevron's view of Energy Supply and Demand
How the US Energy Lobby works
Gwich'in Indian involvement in ANWR
Pemex - just note the nature of the business
How OPEC keeps America hooked and ending America's dependence on OPEC
Matthew Simmons
Somali pirates hijack US oil tanker

Other import options for North America

Increasing imports from the Niger delta is one option to improve the energy security of North America. Here are some articles to help you investigate the feasibility of this:


Crude oil imports into US

Nigeria overtakes Venezuela

Conflict in the Niger delta

Photos depicting issues in the Niger delta

Environmental issues in Nigeria

Transcript of a talk about the reliance of the US on imported oil

Chinese competition

Another option is more deals like was seen recently with Azerbaijan:

Complex deal