Energy of the Future
Energy of the Future
Natalia Miroshnik
ENG 101-08
Professor Ellen Ramsey
December 11, 2012
Natalia Miroshnik
ENG 101-08
Professor Ellen Ramsey
December 11, 2012
Energy of the Future
While researching texts written about renewable energy, I found many authors who published their works on the advantages and perspectives of renewable energy sources, particularly books, newspapers, and magazines. The problem that I faced while researching this paper is a too big variety of sources on this issue; many authors discuss different aspects of renewable energy: its disadvantages, benefits, expenses, and government policies on this issue, including the climate changes due to the burning of fossil fuels and many other things. This fact points to the actuality of this matter – the future of renewable energy is a very important question nowadays. My goal in this paper is to prove that renewable energy has far more advantages then fossil fuels and deserves to be called the “energy of the future”.
To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into three sections. In the first section, I provide a background on the current issue – economical and environmental consequences caused by the burning of fossil fuels. In the second section, I contrast the advantages of renewable energy with the disadvantages of fossil fuels, relying on the opinion of many scientists. I end my paper with a third section that concludes my research and points to the importance of governmental support with this new, but very beneficial, opportunity.
Imagine energy sources that use no oil, produce no pollution, create no radioactive waste, and cannot be affected by political events and cartels, but yet are economical. Even though this sounds impossible, experts claim that technological advances could make wide use of renewable energy sources within a few decades. They may become substantially better energy sources than fossil fuels and nuclear power.
As the United States and the rest of the
Natalia Miroshnik
ENG 101-08
Professor Ellen Ramsey
December 11, 2012
Natalia Miroshnik
ENG 101-08
Professor Ellen Ramsey
December 11, 2012
Energy of the Future
While researching texts written about renewable energy, I found many authors who published their works on the advantages and perspectives of renewable energy sources, particularly books, newspapers, and magazines. The problem that I faced while researching this paper is a too big variety of sources on this issue; many authors discuss different aspects of renewable energy: its disadvantages, benefits, expenses, and government policies on this issue, including the climate changes due to the burning of fossil fuels and many other things. This fact points to the actuality of this matter – the future of renewable energy is a very important question nowadays. My goal in this paper is to prove that renewable energy has far more advantages then fossil fuels and deserves to be called the “energy of the future”.
To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into three sections. In the first section, I provide a background on the current issue – economical and environmental consequences caused by the burning of fossil fuels. In the second section, I contrast the advantages of renewable energy with the disadvantages of fossil fuels, relying on the opinion of many scientists. I end my paper with a third section that concludes my research and points to the importance of governmental support with this new, but very beneficial, opportunity.
Imagine energy sources that use no oil, produce no pollution, create no radioactive waste, and cannot be affected by political events and cartels, but yet are economical. Even though this sounds impossible, experts claim that technological advances could make wide use of renewable energy sources within a few decades. They may become substantially better energy sources than fossil fuels and nuclear power.
As the United States and the rest of the
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