A recent proposal to build a biomass energy facility near Clatz Peak could What is the author's main argument in favor of provide several benefits to our city. First, it will create hundreds of full-time jobs. The building a biomass energy facility
energy facility, which requires space and raw materials that are available in our
region, will greatly reduce unemployment among skilled workers. With a higher rate O 1. It will improve the local economy.
of employment, our local economy will be revived, enabling more citizens to work
locally rather than move or commute to larger cities for work.
The biomass facility will also make use of readily available forest products,
O 2 It will consume available resources.
generating an additional source of revenue for the city. The proposed facility would
use wood scraps, bark, tree branches, and stumps that would ordinarily be
03. It will put lumber mills out of business.
discarded. From these raw materials, the plant would manufacture wood pellets and
other products. Because there are numerous lumber mills in the area, which produce Choose two claims that support the argument you
hundreds of tons of wood scraps each year, Clatz Peak is an ideal location. The city chose.
can utilize leftovers from the logging industry to produce profit. Materials that are
considered virtually useless could be used to create both revenue and tangible
1. "...a biomass energy facility near Clatz Peak
products for use by ordinary citizens.
could provide several benefits to our city."
Finally, our town will adopt more environmentally responsible ways of living
and working. Traditional power sources are not only finite, but release damaging
quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Biomass energy sources, or
2 "First, it will create hundreds of full-time jobs."
biofuels, do not carry this hazard and therefore can play a role in preserving rather
than harming the environment.
3. ... Clatz Peak is an ideal location."
4. The city can utilize 'leftovers from the logging
industry to produce profit."
5. "Finally, our town will adopt more
environmentally responsible ways of living and
working."