Argument Solved! There are Benefits to Green Energy
The world has relied on fossil fuels for a long time. Fossil fuels are used to heat our homes, gas our cars, and provide electricity. We are starting to see the consequences of habitual fossil fuel use. Resources are becoming depleted and slowly our planet is dying.
Many say that green energy sources are too hard generate. Green energy technology is in its infancy. Currently, it may be harder to generate than burning fossil fuels. However, there are many different options for green energy. All we have to do is identify green energy sources that are viable for each US geographic region.
Solar, wind, wave, hydropower, and geothermal are just some of the various potential sources of green energy. Utilizing green energy sources do not harm the environment or give off harmful by-products. The results from these energy sources are completely different than fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide as a by-product. Individual coal plants do not put off much carbon dioxide. Until you consider, there are 50,000 coal plants around the world. It is estimated that this number will only increase. If we do not reverse this trend, we may not have a world.
Nuclear plants may not release anything harmful into the air. The issue is how we dispose of the spend rods and if another nuclear accident should occur. We remember Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. We have probably learned better ways to prevent another incident from happening. Through the years, a few minor accidents have occurred and although the leak was contained, just imagine if it was not?
Green energy also requires maintenance. Windmills have mechanical parts that must be maintained. Corn to make ethanol must be grown. Biomass fuels require the trash to be separated and sorted. All of these choices are more attractive than fossil fuels. Green energy utilizes facilities that are cheaper to operate.
Green energy is renewable. Probably the most important advantage to green energy. Unlike fossil fuels, we will not run out of green energy. Since the beginning of the universe, the Sun’s rays have reached the Earth. As these rays reach the earth they produce wind. Every time we use green energy, we are moving closer to breaking our addiction to fossil fuels.
If you think about it, many of us have taken these green energy sources for granted. If we do the right thing now, future generations will not have to face the mess that we could have handled on our own years before.
It is easy to talk about how concerned we are about the environment but you have to ask yourself when will more solar panels or wind turbines will be erected? When will the number of coal or nuclear power plants be reduced?
Green energy sources is the solution to the environmental, political and social problems of this lifetime. By spending more on these technologies, no country will have to depend on another or even a corporation for their power needs because they are self dependent and free.
