| Do you realize that one of the most common | | | | moving water with turbines, is also a good alternative |
| contributors to how much carbon dioxide in our air is | | | | source but it can only be used in area with rivers and |
| the production of the energy we use every day? | | | | large bodies of water. The downside of wind energy |
| Everyone uses electricity every day and in fact we | | | | is that it can only be used in areas that have |
| take it for granted, just flicking a switch or pushing a | | | | consistent wind so it can't be used in a lot of areas |
| button to turn on the lights, watch television, or turn | | | | as a stand alone sole energy source. |
| on our computer but have you ever considered | | | | Researchers all around the world are currently trying |
| where that electricity in your home is coming from? | | | | to discover sources of alternative energy right now. |
| You might not be aware that almost all of our | | | | One of the most common energy sources that |
| energy needs are provided by fossil fuels such as oil | | | | doesn't emit carbon dioxide is nuclear power but it is |
| and coal. These energy sources are the blame for | | | | also one of the most controversial as well. Concerns |
| most of the toxic carbon dioxide in our atmosphere | | | | about the dangers of a meltdown and contamination |
| and scientists are growing increasingly alarmed with | | | | of the environment have kept nuclear power from |
| the impact these emissions are having on the | | | | being developed large scale in the United States but |
| environment. | | | | other countries are using nuclear power to their |
| Most people don't realize is how using their normal | | | | benefit. It is one of the most widespread uses of |
| appliances in their home or at work can affect our | | | | clean energy but the biggest downfall of using nuclear |
| climate so strongly so they aren't worried about | | | | energy is the nuclear waste it produces, which can |
| finding alternative fuel sources. But the importance of | | | | take millions of years to become inert and has to be |
| finding renewable clean energy sources has never | | | | stored. The main problem with this is that we only |
| been so important as it is right now. Besides the fact | | | | have so much space for storage and eventually it |
| that our current energy sources are harming our | | | | could leak into the environment, causing more |
| atmosphere, it is a fact that they will eventually run | | | | environmental concerns. |
| out since they aren't renewable. This is one of the | | | | Until we discover a clean source of energy that is |
| most important reasons, aside from keeping our | | | | more commercially available and solves our current |
| environment clean, we need to find alternative | | | | issues with our current power power sources, the |
| sources for our energy needs. | | | | best thing we can all do to help is try to limit our our |
| Many energy companies have been exploring the | | | | energy usage daily by being consistent. Researchers |
| possibilities of using solar panels and windmills (solar | | | | have shown that if everyone always turned off the |
| and wind energy) on a widespread basis, bringing | | | | lights when not in use in their homes and offices that |
| production costs down and making them more | | | | it would reduce our energy usage by up to twenty |
| efficient so they can be readily available. Hydro | | | | percent. |
| power, using dams to harness the energy from | | | | Seems simple, doesn't it? |