Reference no: EM133190933 , Length: Word count: 1400 words

Assignment Problem: Read the chapter you selected and review the Executive Summary of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Geothermal Leasing in the Western United States.

Research the economic and environmental impacts of geothermal energy.

Summarize the environmental and economic impacts of the leases evaluated within the chapter you selected as part of a 1,050 - to 1,400-word report.

Note: Your report must communicate the environmental and economic impacts of the proposed geothermal leases to local stakeholders and to members of the American public.

Question 1: Identify the community members who will be most affected by each environmental or economic impact. Include the following information in your report.

Question 2: Briefly introduce the chapter you selected as well as the proposed geothermal leases evaluated in this chapter.

Question 3: Categorize the environmental impacts of the proposed actions:

• What environmental impacts are significant? What environmental impacts are insignificant?
• What environmental impacts are short term? What environmental impacts are long term?
• Is each environmental impact a positive impact or a negative impact? Please explain.
• Categorize the economic impacts of the proposed actions:
• What economic impacts are significant? What economic impacts are insignificant?
• What economic impacts are short term? What economic impacts are long term?
• Identify whether each economic impact is a positive impact or an adverse impact, and explain why.