oil+alternatives+research+--+template+for+individual+posts

=oil alternatives research -- template for individual posts=

=collage= Each collage should include at least four images and a text box that looks like this: OIL ALTERNATIVES: MARINE WIND ENERGY

The collage should have a 2-4 sentence explanatory caption. References for images in the collage should be in your bibliography.

lead questions
What type of oil alternative have you chosen to focus on?

Which two projects illustrate the potential and challenges of this oil alternative?

context questions
What is the historical background to the type of oil alternative you are focusing on?

What is the current state of the oil alternative you are focusing on?

What people and organizations have been key actors? What other stakeholders should be noted?

What broad social, political, economic and cultural trends will likely affect the development of this oil alternative?

What three quotes (from three different sources) help explain the background, current state, social ecology and broad context of the oil alternative you are focusing on?

**project analyses (twice)**
What project illustrates the potential and challenge of the oil alternative you are focusing on?

Where is the project, and what are its key features?

Has there been any press coverage or research on the project? What has been of interest to other analysts?

Why is the project located where it is, and how has its location affected its development and impact?

Who are the stakeholders, beneficiaries and losers in this particular project?

What kinds of expertise have been needed to advance the project?

How has the project been funded? • What will create the most significant barriers to effective development of this project? • How, if successful, will the project provide an effective response to concerns about this sustainability issue

conclusion
What, in your view, in brief, is the potential and challenge of the oil alternative you are focusing on?

What is your call-to-action?

What story or statistic illustrates your main argument?