Exam 10: Energy and the Environment in Texas

Who wrote Goodbye to a River (1960)?_______

Texas uses more than twice as much energy per resident as both California and Florida.

Texas is the largest producer of what type of renewable energy?_______

Texas is home to the only permanent site now operating for the storage of low-level nuclear waste. What company runs the site?

With 8.8 percent of the U.S. population, Texas produces about what amount of U.S. hazardous waste?

The largest share of Texas's energy use goes to which sector?

What was the great natural resource and product of East Texas from the 1880s through the 1920s?

Imports as a share of U.S. oil consumption peaked at about 63 percent in what year?

The oil and gas drilling technique that involves pumping water, sand, and chemicals underground at high pressure is called_______

The EPA reports that Texas produces about half of the hazardous wastes produced nationally each year. Why so much and do what do you think Texas's rights and responsibilities are in regard to these pollutants?

What pollutant contributes most directly to smog?_______

Texas is one of the leading states in residential use of natural gas.

Which state uses the most energy overall?

The largest complex of cement plants in the nation are around:

The "Daisy Bradford 3" was in which great Texas oilfield?_______

Which energy source is the most polluting?

The American Smelting and Refining Company (Asarco) plant in El Paso is:

Who was the author of the iconic Goodbye to a River (1960)?

What state agency oversees and regulates the Texas oil and gas industry?

The first great oil discovery in Texas occurred when the Spindletop well came in near Beaumont in what year?