Comment on the Following Statement That Appeared in a Local

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Essay

Comment on the following statement that appeared in a local newspaper: "Our junior high school serves a splendid hot meal for one dollar without costing the taxpayer anything, thanks in part to a government subsidy."

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Definitions:

Sustainable Agriculture

Farming practices that maintain and improve the environment, economic profitability, and social equity for future generations.

Renewable Energy

Energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Hydropower

The generation of electricity by harnessing the energy of flowing or falling water, considered a renewable and sustainable source of power.

Solar Power

The conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination.