This website paid for by "Ropes for Senate" Committee, Joliene Olson, Treasurer 416 W. Howard St., Winona, MN 55987
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Energy: the Ropes Course
Your ability to take advantage of
solar energy depends on where you
live. Click on the correctly ordered
list of solar energy potential for
these cities (highest potential at
the top, lowest at the bottom):
The population of the U.S.A. is
less than 4.6% of the world
population. What percentage of the
world's annual energy resources do
we consume?
4.6% 12.2% 24.2% 40.4%
Minnesota has (as of January, 2006)
744 MW (Megawatts) of wind powered
electric generation capacity
installed and 228 MW in planning.
What percent of the potential for
Minnesota's wind energy power output
does this represent?
1.3% 4.7% 18.9% 75.0%
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Ethanol can be produced from
fermenting corn or other
agricultural products that can be
grown in Minnesota. How many
ethanol plants using fermentation
are there currently in Minnesota?
6 14 24 31
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The energy strategy that provides
the cheapest energy with the
greatest environmental benefit is:
Increase reliance on nuclear power.
Convert coal-fired electrical
power plants to use natural gas.
Invest in solar "power stations".
Open public land to oil drilling.
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If all of Minnesota's livestock manure
could be used to generate methane gas,
it would produce about 900,000 MWh of
electricity (about 1.7% of Minnesota's
electrical generation in 2002). Choose
the correct reason to encourage methane
production from manure:
Reduce global warming
Reduce manure odor problems
Improve farm profits
Press the button next to your choice
#1
Miami, FL
Salt Lake City, UT
Houston, TX
Columbus, OH
Rochester, MN
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#2
Houston, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Rochester, MN
Miami, FL
Columbus, OH
#3
Salt Lake City, UT
Houston, TX
Miami, FL
Columbus, OH
Rochester, MN
#4
Salt Lake City, UT
Miami, FL
Rochester, MN
Houston, TX
Columbus, OH
