Energy of the Future
The Energy of the Future
Abstract
This paper is about the usage of renewable energy throughout the U.S. Well go feather into what renewable energy is and how they affect us. Also, we will discuses how other countries are using renewable energy. Lastly we will go over some solutions to feather the usage of renewable resource in the U.S.
The Energy of the Future The United States should make a push towards using more renewable energy sources. In a modern industrialized nation, like the United States, factories, cars, electrical appliances and other everyday luxuries and necessities use massive amounts of energy from numerous types of sources, 83% of which comes from fossil fuels (Michael). These Fossil fuels are deplenishing at a rapid rate. Using both new and old renewable energy sources is key to the nation’s energy stability for the future. There are two categories that an energy source can fall under and they are fossil fuels and renewable energy. The gas you put in to your vehicle, the gas the fuels your stove and heating, and the charcoal you use to grill with are all examples of fossil fuels (Marshak, S.). This means in nature it takes millions of years to be replenished back into the environment. Renewable resources, like solar energy; wind power, geothermal energy, hydropower and biomass, take little to no time to produce and reproduce energy. In the 1970’s Americans relied heavily on foreign oil. From 1970 to 1973 the foreign oil consumption went up from 22% to 36% (the 1970’s Energy Crisis). Around the same time in the Middle East war was going on between Israel and its neighboring countries Egypt and Syria. Once the United States sent supplies to Israel “members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)” started to limit their supply of petroleum goods and places and embargo on the United States (Energy Crisis). That caused the nation to have a shortage in petroleum good. Although the
Abstract
This paper is about the usage of renewable energy throughout the U.S. Well go feather into what renewable energy is and how they affect us. Also, we will discuses how other countries are using renewable energy. Lastly we will go over some solutions to feather the usage of renewable resource in the U.S.
The Energy of the Future The United States should make a push towards using more renewable energy sources. In a modern industrialized nation, like the United States, factories, cars, electrical appliances and other everyday luxuries and necessities use massive amounts of energy from numerous types of sources, 83% of which comes from fossil fuels (Michael). These Fossil fuels are deplenishing at a rapid rate. Using both new and old renewable energy sources is key to the nation’s energy stability for the future. There are two categories that an energy source can fall under and they are fossil fuels and renewable energy. The gas you put in to your vehicle, the gas the fuels your stove and heating, and the charcoal you use to grill with are all examples of fossil fuels (Marshak, S.). This means in nature it takes millions of years to be replenished back into the environment. Renewable resources, like solar energy; wind power, geothermal energy, hydropower and biomass, take little to no time to produce and reproduce energy. In the 1970’s Americans relied heavily on foreign oil. From 1970 to 1973 the foreign oil consumption went up from 22% to 36% (the 1970’s Energy Crisis). Around the same time in the Middle East war was going on between Israel and its neighboring countries Egypt and Syria. Once the United States sent supplies to Israel “members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)” started to limit their supply of petroleum goods and places and embargo on the United States (Energy Crisis). That caused the nation to have a shortage in petroleum good. Although the
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