The Lesson We Can Learn from Disasters Such as the Disruption

question 63

Multiple Choice

The lesson we can learn from disasters such as the disruption of oil production by Hurricane Katrina and loss of nuclear power from the tsunamis in Japan is that

• A) we need to build better structures to protect ourselves against terrorists
• B) we need to have more than one type of energy producing plants available in case natural disasters affect the main plant
• C) each household has to have its own generator for emergency situations
• D) a shift to a more decentralized energy system would improve national and economic security
• E) we cannot protect ourselves from power outages and must accept this reality

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