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With the world's population currently increasing from seven billion to approximately nine billion by the year 2040, achieving a healthy lifestyle for all people on earth will depend, in part, on the availability of affordable energy, especially electricity. This paper considers the various choices, or options, for producing electricity and the consequences associated with each option. The options are fossil, renewable, and nuclear energies. The consequences associated with these three options are addressed in five different areas: economics, environmental effects, public health and safety, sustainability, and politics. All options are needed, but some options may be better than others when compared in the five areas. This presentation is a brief summary of a short course entitled "Energy Choices and Consequences," which was created by the author several years ago and is continually updated. The presentation will provide updated information through October of 2019.

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"Energy Choices and Consequences," a short course for university honor students, developed and continually updated by H. L. Dodds, Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA