There are two types of energy. “Renewable energy which energy generated from natural resource such as biofuels from plants, hydro power produce by water falls, solar energy by using sun light, wave power from the ocean energy waves, and wind power from wind energy. Non-Renewable Energy which is strictly depending on natural resource that cannot be man made. These resources are fixed amount on earth such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas.”[1] We need to shift to from Non-Renewable Energy to Renewable Energy. “Renewable Energy will prevent global warming pollution, reduce dependence on imported fuel, and ease the price of natural gas. Sadly United States was only responsible for about 2% of using solar energy which uses light from the sun to convert into energy to power their houses. Other counties such as European use 12% and China use 62% of the total world solar capacity by country.”[2] We are living one the most develop countries in the world and yet we are using old technologies. We rely heavy on the petroleum and we have to depend on the Middle East countries to supply us oil.
In order to spread to the public of these innovations technologies is advertisement to educate consumers. We can save money in the long run and the most important of all is reducing global warming.
[1] “U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” 8 Oct. 2008
[2] Del Chiaro, Bernadette. “Solar Water Heating. How California Can Reduce Its Dependence on Natural Gas” Environment California on the Web April 2007 < http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/uploads/at/56/at563bKwmfrtJI6fKl9U_w/Solar-Water-Heating.pdf >
3 comments:
Your plan is a bit general. Is there an estimate as to how much it would cost for us to switch to renewable energies? How fast can we do this?
And what is the picture of, exactly?
I agree with you that we need better renewable resource but you have to look at the negative effects of it too. Yeah its better that fossil fuel and nuclear energy, which is a really hazard to the enivorenment. Plus each part of the world can only use a different type of renewable energy such as, Afica with solar energy.
Oh yeah one of the biggest problem is how can you charge people solar engergy when the sun doesn't belong on man but all humanites.
I agree with you that we are an advance place but still living in old ways and need to change..But im not exactly sure how u want to do about that change. One thing I think that will help though with the major change is educating people on what we need to do to make things better,
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