Unit 2 Assignment 1 : Alternative Energy Our dependency on fossil fuels here in America has reached a point that we as a society have begun exploring the options of alternative energy. Gas and diesel fuels are a resource that will not last forever. At some point they will no longer be a viable option and we will have to resort to other forms of energy. That is the focus of this assignment, looking at some of the various alternative forms of energy readily available. Where I live there are several
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Alternative Energy Sources Geology Many people believe that we must depend on fossil fuels for energy, where as the reality of it is the earth provides an abundance of renewable energy sources. These energy sources can produce enough energy that we would never have to use fossil fuels again. Alternative energy is the use of other energy sources instead of the use of fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Solar power can be used to operate cars and provide electricity to homes and businesses. Hydropower
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Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation Unit Four: Energy: How Work Gets Done “Energy Alternatives” January 15, 2013 Energy is used on a daily basis by all living creatures on Earth. Energy consumption can be achieved in multiple ways. Some examples of energy sources are electricity, natural gas, water, propane gas, gasoline, solar, biofuel, coal, geothermal, hydrogen, hydropower, petroleum, uranium and wind. Some forms of energy are renewable and constantly recharge or reproduce themselves
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by: melissa L’Abbé Energy has played a big role in the development of our human society. These days, energy mostly produced with fossil fuel and coal, has created an enormous amount of greenhouse gasses, leading to an international climate change. Alternative energy is the new solution to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses: a new less expensive and pro-environmental way of producing energy for our society. The present form of generating energy is creating a lot of pollution, deteriorating
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Alternative Energy English Composition 122 May 30, 2010 The need for alternative and sustainable sources of energy has never been more compelling. The development of clean energy sources is essential if the United States is to reduce greenhouse gases and slow global warming. Today, electrical generation is responsible for 41 percent of the Unites States’ carbon dioxide emissions. The majority of electrical generation comes from conventional, fossil fuel run, power plants, with nuclear
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Alternative Energy Since hundreds of years oil and gas has been pumped out of the Earth. They are the lifeblood of the modern world and the combustion engine, their heart. The amount being pumped every year is increasing and so is the demand. But how long can this go on for? Oil and gas, the energy lifelines of the world today, will come to an end someday. That someday is not so far, and the world must look for new sources of alternative energy. When we speak of alternative energy, we don’t refer
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Alternative Energy In our World were innovation happens on a daily basis, the field of renewable energy is one that needs to continue innovating to become a viable alternative to fossil fuels. There are a number of options but there are three that are at the forefront. In my area I have a number of options when it comes to who provides my energy needs, the company that was chosen was Walton EMC, which is one of 36 Georgia electric cooperatives that form Green Power EMC that uses green
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In the “Alternative energy” video the first energy resource they talk about wind generators is about wind generators. These wind generators are pretty much tall towers with enormous fan blades which rotate using the wind force. These generators create electricity when the wind, forces the blades to rotate. Wind generators are currently in use in the United States and Europe, and it’s proving to be an efficient method to create electricity. Another source mentioned in the video is solar power
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Are Alternative Energy Sources The Answer? Jose Ortiz SCI 207 Bradley Wells April 16, 2012 Since the existence of mankind we have depended on this earth for food, shelter, and water. These are the basic necessities that are required for survival. With one of the necessities taken out of the equation mankind existence would become extinct. Worldwide humans have left an ecological footprint on earth that has made it difficult to sustain itself. Mankind has entered in a race against
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insight overview Alternative energy M. S. Dresselhaus* & I. L. Thomas *Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA †Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290, USA Fossil fuels currently supply most of the world’s energy needs, and however unacceptable their long-term consequences, the supplies are likely to remain adequate for the next few generations
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