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EXERCISEMaking a caseA new school is going to be built in your community. Should solar
energy should be incorporated into the building design? If so, to what extent should
solar energy be used and for what purposes (for instance, heating and lighting) should
it be installed? What would be the long-term advantages and disadvantages? Support
your position with facts and reasons.Bibliography
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Pierce, Erin R., “Top 6 hings You Didn’t Know About Solar Energy” (U.S. Department of Energy,
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Sherwood, Larry, U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010 (Interstate Renewable Energy Council, June 2011),
http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-June
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homas, Isabel, he Pros and Cons of Solar Power (New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2008).