11/11/2020: President signs order backing 1 Trillion Trees effort - U.S. Energy Use

 

Today's Article: President signs order backing 1 Trillion Trees effort
From: The Washington Examiner
Readability Score: 15.0

The White House recently supported an initiative called One Trillion Trees, an effort to address climate change by planting a huge number of trees over the next decade. Discuss various efforts to address climate change and provide power in this article; then help your students see why reliable energy makes a huge difference in people's lives in People, Power, & Prosperity!

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Readability Score: 8.1

10/27/2020: 21 Businesses Sue Seattle Over Harms Caused by CHOP - Trees power this alarm system for remote forest fires

Today's Article: 21 Businesses Sue Seattle Over Harms Caused by CHOP
From: Newsweek
Readability Score: 17.7

Is Seattle complicit in harming businesses by supporting protesters?

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Today's Alternate Article: Trees power this alarm system for remote forest fires
Readability Score: 7.0

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10/22/2019: SF to establish Office of Emerging Technology - Trees that Survived California Drought May Hold Clue to Climate Resilience

Today's Article: SF to establish Office of Emerging Technology
From: San Francisco Examiner
Readability Score: 14.9

Are free societies ones in which you can act without permission or must the government approve your actions for the common good?

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Readability Score: 8.0

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9/10/2019: Desegregation Plan: Eliminate All Gifted Programs in New York - Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them

Today's Article: Desegregation Plan: Eliminate All Gifted Programs in New York
From: NY Times
Readability Score: 13.5

Should gifted programs be eliminated in pursuit of desegregation? What are the possible consequences of such an action?

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Readability Score: 9.3

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10/01/2015: 3 Trillion: Study Finds Many, Many More Trees Than Previously Estimated - 100 Years Old. 5 World Records

Today's Article: 3 Trillion: Study Finds Many, Many More Trees Than Previously Estimated (11.7)
From: NBC News

Even with billions of trees being cut down every year, a new study estimates there are seven-and-a-half times more trees on Earth than previously believed

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