1. A home builder installs electric baseboard heat and claims, "It is the cheapest and cleanest way to go." Apply your understanding of the second law of thermodynamics and net energy efficiency chain to evaluate this claim.
2. Someone tells you we can save energy by recycling it. How should you respond?
3. Should government tax breaks and other subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear power be phased out and replaced with subsidies and tax breaks for improving energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives. Explain