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Why Do We Need Renewable Power?

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Who doesn't want to save money on their utility bills? We constantly remind our family members to shut off the lights, shut the door, or turn off the faucet. The United States federal government is known as the largest consumer of energy in the US. With this status, the government has a high responsibility to pilot the way for our nation and be an example to other nations, by promoting energy efficiency management at the federal sites. This will help save taxpayers money and save energy all at the same time. On a national level according to an Energy Information Administration 2006 profile, the total amount of renewable energy use in the US was only 7 %. With the rising costs of the economy across the board, using any means available to save money has become a primary concern for many people globally. By incorporating the use of renewable energy sources everybody can benefit. The processing and usage of renewable energy has grown within recent years and this can be attributed to the rising costs of traditional energy sources such as coal, natural gas and oil. Although we will continue to rely on non renewable energy sources for most of our energy needs, the use of alternative sources of energy and fuels are expected to expand even more so over the next 30 years. When it comes to being earth friendly and energy smart, the necessity of global "rethinking" and "redirecting" our needs and ways to create energy is a certainty.

What do renewable energy sources really mean? It means using other sources, organic and inorganic, to produce and provide energy that would normally be supplied by limited or non-renewable resources such as natural gas, coal, and oil. Alternative energy sources usually infer that the collection and processing of the energy does not deplete resources from the earth or harm the environment. For example, taking the algae from oceans and burning it to produce energy, or taking waste materials that are both organic and inorganic and in special facilities, this garbage is turned into renewable fuel that can supplement gasoline and diesel fuel.

There are other means of renewable energy that are now able to supplement the traditional usage of electrical power. These may include harnessing the tidal currents in the oceans, capturing the power of the waves by means of large underwater turbines, and of course the old fashioned but revised windmills that can make power out of wind with large bladed turbines. Some of these methods have financial "speed bumps" and they are in the process of being researched more, but there are plants and facilities that are specialized in many of these new techniques which are now running and many more are being built in many areas throughout the world.
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In today's growing global economy, the energy future is a primary concern and there are new methods and processes that need to be implemented. We have come to a period in our economy where using traditional energy sources may have a serious negative impact on our ecosystems. Where there was once a large ratio of natural resources in proportion to the population of the planet, there is now a growing concern that the demand will outstrip the supply. If the population of people and the rapidly growing economy, which includes industrial growth, continues at this rate, we may very well wear out the finite traditional energy sources within the near future. By trying to reduce the need for fossil fuels and oil dependency, we are forced to think outside the box and use what we can readily replace for our needs. By using sources that can be replaced or reproduced easily and rapidly, the concern regarding the cost of oil, dependency on foreign nations and stripping natural resources can be greatly diminished. Growing crops that are not used for food consumption but, instead, used for alternative fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, is a renewable and less expensive method.

2 Responses to “Why Do We Need Renewable Power?”

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    Anonymous Says:

    I think this website is just O.K

    May 30th, 2010 at 7:14 am
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    viggo Says:

    Renewable energy sources are indeed the way to go, and if anyone heard President Obama’s speech to the DOE the other day, you’d know he’s definitely behind finding ways to accomplish this. He not only sees the value of the energy, but also the jobs that getting these systems set up for in place. We need to get out of the 1960s when it comes to our power grids.

    February 6th, 2009 at 11:48 am

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