Unit 4- - Effiecent Energy Alternative

The declining acres of forest on our planet shows clearly that the energy sources that we are currently using should be replaced with more eco-friendly sources.  as humans tend to use up a lot of energy in our everyday lives whether it's for the heating of our homes, industrial, or agricultural purposes. The non-renewable sources, such as fossil fuels, that we use for the energy that is needed only provides us with a limited supply. We typically use three different types of fossil fuels as our most common sources. Coal, natural oil, and natural gas are the main sources used by that have also been known to cause severe harm to our planet and the environment that surrounds us. It is needless to say that need to start using more renewable resources that will be more efficient to us in the long run. For example, Solar energy is a natural renewable resource that can provide clean and efficient energy while not giving us the worry of a shortage of the supply. The production of solar energy occurs on solar panels that uses a photo voltaic system to transform the energy, making it usable. The graph below provides a visual representation of what the process is like.

 

As you can see, the process is a very convenient method of a renewable resource. Even though these renewable alternative energy sources aren't 100% clean, they still produce much less amounts of harmful gases. According to the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, James Hansen, if we do not change something, and continue to increase our CO2 emission by 2 percent each year, as we've done in the past, it will lead to the earth warming an additional 2-3 degrees Celsius. (Hansen 1). One type of energy that has been able to generate power by using waste is called Biomass. This fuel, if used more often by different countries, could greatly reduce our CO2 emissions, the said cause of global warming. One reasonable solution to the current energy crisis is to slowly but surely implement these different renewable energy sources into our everyday energy usage and eventually eliminating the reliability on the non-renewable resources. Future innovation to technology and well conducted research will only make applying these sources more effective and efficient for all.

 

The amount of savings that solar energy would provide for each state.


Resources: http://www.aglsolarenergy.com.au/solar-power/about-solar-power/
 http://www.lenntech.com/greenhouse-effect/fossil-fuels.htm
http://voices.yahoo.com/alternative-energy-versus-fossil-fuels-2970304.html?cat=58
http://ecowatch.com/2013/12/03/going-solar-save/