Questions About Controversy

The controversy I chose is whether or not nuclear fusion is a viable economic option for the replacement of fossil fuels as a primary energy source.

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Who?

1. What organizations are providing money for experiments into nuclear fusion?
2. Who are the major scientists in nuclear fusion community?
3. What members of the community are against nuclear fusion technology?
4. Who are leaders of organizations such as UK Atomic Energy Authority?
5. Who is Steven Cowley and what is his role in the nuclear fusion debate?

What?

1. How much power does a theoretical nuclear fusion power plant produce?
2. How much money does a nuclear fusion power plant cost?
3. How much time would it take to implement nuclear fusion power plants?
4. Is nuclear fusion a safe way to produce power?
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When?

1. What is driving the large amount of capital behind experiments with nuclear fusion?
2. When did nuclear fusion first become theoretically possible?
3. When did people begin to object to the use of nuclear fusion?
4. When did lawmakers and others begin to object to large expenditure of money on nuclear fusion experiments?
5. What are some major advancements within nuclear fusion technology?

Where?

1. Where is nuclear fusion being tested?
2. What realms of society (government, social or academic) object the most to nuclear fusion?
3. Where are some of the privately funded nuclear fusion projects being tested?
4. Where are some of the publicly funded nuclear fusion project being tested?
5. Where or which type of media or which websites, news outlets or journals has nuclear fusion been the most debated about from a social and scientific point of view? 

How?

1. How does Facebook feel about nuclear fusion?
2. Opinions about nuclear fusion on Twitter?
3. Professional opinions about nuclear fusion on social media?
4. Are there any accounts devoted to nuclear fusion on social media?
5. Is there in-depth analysis of nuclear fusion and its impact on YouTube or other similar sites?