Right now in the United States we use many different types of energy sources. Some are better for our environment and others produce more energy all together. Some of these include coal plants, natural gas, nuclear energy, wind energy plants, solar energy plants and oil plants to name a few. In the near future we need to change the way we get our energy or our lives, our offsprings lives, and other species lives will be at risk of extinction.
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Most of the United States Energy comes from our oil, coal and natural gas plants. These produce the most for little cost. But they also do not contribute to a healthy environment for us to live in. This is why I believe we should try to use more solar and wind energy. Yes this may cost more but in the long run it will keep our society alive and thriving. We can still use some of the oil, coal and natural gas plants but just not as much as we do now.
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Right now our main sources for energy come from our fossil fuels. This 84% heats our homes, runs our vehicles, powers industry and manufacturing, and provides us with electricity. In the United States fossil fuel subsidies range from $10 billion to $52 billion annually. But this still has to include the costs given by the climate, local environmental, and health impacts of the fossil fuel industry. In order to get rid of or reduce these subsidies all together we need to know just how many there actually are. This means that the governments would have to come out and willingly give up these sources.
"One of the most obvious benefits of ending fossil fuel subsidies is increasing the availability of public money. Additionally, ending excessive and wasteful support for fossil fuels would reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming." (Price of Oil.) Therefore not using fossil fuels as much as we do or stop using them all together is the best idea. The more we use these the more we are digging ourselves a bigger hole for the future. |
The better energy option would be to go to wind energy, solar energy, small hydro plants, and large hydro plants. They all emit very low air pollution, and have a low greenhouse gas emission which is very good for our environment. They are also very safe for the workers and the public. Whereas if we kept using the natural gas, coal and oil plants there are many hazards when working with them and they are terrible with polluting our air. They are also non-renewable unlike wind, solar and hydro plants.
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In order to get rid of using these fossil fuels, that are hurting our environment, we need to pass laws that ban the use of them. By stating how they are ruining the environment and showing visuals of what our world may look like in the near future if we continue to use them constantly. Like any other thing our country needs/wants it will take time to improve everything that has been damaged. It will also take time to create these energy sources since they cost money just like anything else. We will also need to find areas of land which are not being used to put these on without taking more land away from our animal and plant species especially those that are endangered.