| Why is alternative energy good for our environment? | | | | Why is alternative energy good in some cases but |
| Alternative energy is classified as a clean energy that | | | | not in others? Alternative energy cannot be stored |
| produces little to none of the hazardous emissions | | | | up in large amounts to provide energy when there is |
| that come from other energy sources like burning | | | | no sun or no wind. Fossil fuels like coal and wood can |
| coal or wood. | | | | be stockpiled to cover the energy needs of the |
| One of the most commonly asked questions from | | | | people for a long period of time. |
| someone just learning about alternative energy | | | | Why is alternative energy good for people in remote |
| benefits would be, "Why is alternative energy good | | | | locations? People who choose to build their homes in |
| for us?" The answer is simple, alternative energy | | | | remote locations can benefit from using solar power |
| may be the only way to produce energy in the | | | | as an alternative to paying for electric lines to be run |
| future. Fossil Fuels such as coal or natural gas are | | | | all the way to them. These homes are considered to |
| limited to what is already available. How much we can | | | | be off the grid. This just means that they produce |
| mine out from deep within the Earth plays a big | | | | enough energy from solar panels to run their house |
| factor in how long we will be able to use these fossil | | | | independent from any electric company. |
| fuels. Generations to come may need to use | | | | Alternative energy is a great alternative to fossil fuels |
| alternative energy if all of the fossil fuels are gone. | | | | but it does have a downside to it. We need to |
| If we run out of fossil fuels, we will have to use | | | | further our research for alternative energy sources |
| some sort of alternative energy produced from the | | | | and how they can be utilized over a wide scale. The |
| wind, the sun or from water power. These energy | | | | need to no longer mine coal and cut down trees to |
| sources can easily be replenished in a short amount | | | | fuel our electric plants will be realized with new ways |
| of time. Fossil fuels like coal and natural gas cannot | | | | to use alternative energy and make it available on a |
| be replaced. Once these sources are depleted they | | | | wider scale. |
| are gone from our Earth. | | | | |