| Nowadays opting for renewable anergy is an | | | | extraction is only one part in the process involved in |
| important issue to be considered. Many are the | | | | producing energy. Once found, the resources need to |
| benefits that choosing this option we may receive, | | | | be moved to special places where can be treated |
| that otherwise we’ll miss out. There are two | | | | and refined and then transformed. This obviously |
| main reasons to consider when facing the actual and | | | | means other expensive and polluting plants, other |
| hot subject of renewable energy sources: money in | | | | areas involved in the big process and dangerous and |
| your pockets and environment. | | | | expensive transport of those hazardous materials |
| Let’s think a bit at the money in our pockets | | | | from one part to another all around the world. |
| I know for sure that many of us would love having | | | | I’m sure you remember some of the natural |
| some more money to spend each month for reasons | | | | disaster occurred, during oil transportation for |
| that may range from leisure and traveling, to home | | | | example. |
| improvement and personal development or from | | | | After extraction and treatment there is the |
| helping other people less blessed then we are to | | | | transformation process, a very unsuccessful one if |
| adopting children in countries where nutrition is an | | | | you think that a coal power plant can convert only |
| issue, or whatever the reason could be. Adopting one | | | | up to 25% into electric energy (a mere half of a |
| alternative energy solution in your household may | | | | wind turbine) and that the emission of pollutants for |
| save you, on average $100 per month, which is | | | | an average coal fueled power plant is horrendously |
| $1200 (about 950 euros or 800 GBP) per year, OK | | | | huge. |
| not a big deal you may think. But now look from a | | | | Wind farms produce energy from wind up to 50% |
| different angle and consider that the 80% of the | | | | and the land in which they are installed can be used |
| whole population in the world lives in subhuman | | | | for farming, absolutely no pollutants are emitted. You |
| conditions and the 50% suffers of malnutrition, it | | | | can even install a small wind turbine in your garden if |
| matters now? Multiply $1200 for the number of | | | | you have one. No need to say that the wind |
| households (more then 151 millions only in Europe) and | | | | doesn’t have to be mined, extracted, |
| you have the money that can be saved and | | | | transported or refined so we are cutting a couple of |
| reinvested in different sectors each year. Projected | | | | passages, where, in traditional sources money is |
| in a bigger scale a saving of $100 per month, as you | | | | spent and environmental hazard are produced. Solar |
| can see, is a change that may have an hugely | | | | energy has the same advantages and now |
| positive impact on world’s economy. | | | | technology is approaching to a 60% of energy |
| The second issue to consider is the environment | | | | conversion efficiency. It’s possible to install PV |
| Switching on the alternative energy sources may | | | | panels along highways, in the roof of your home, or |
| result in a great improvement in the cleanness of the | | | | even in the windows of your house. Concerning the |
| environment, here is why: As you know the | | | | environmental aspect, the world impact is even huger |
| non-renewable sources are not found in the surface | | | | in comparison with the economical aspect, however |
| of our planet. Coal, oil, natural gas and others need to | | | | both are strictly related. |
| be found and then mined or extracted to be available | | | | In those times where everything seems to be of |
| to produce the energy we need. The process is very | | | | global proportions, a global shift to renewable sources |
| expensive, difficult and dangerous and getting always | | | | would be a great solutions to many problems. |
| worse. In fact all the resources have already been | | | | Thankfully today an increasing number of people are |
| exploited and now oil, gas and coal companies have | | | | choosing the option to invest in alternative renewable |
| to find and extract from not easy accessible places | | | | energy sources, contributing to a cleaner environment |
| which means more money to be invested and bigger | | | | and cutting their electric bills, and much more, reasons |
| probability to damage the planet. William J. Cummings, | | | | good enough to opt for the choice of renewable |
| spokesman of Exxon-Mobil company, in December | | | | energy. What if we all could do the same and stop |
| 2005 said: - All the easy oil and gas in the world has | | | | paying expensive energy bills have some more |
| pretty much been found. Now comes the harder | | | | money to spend with our families and bring our |
| work in finding and producing oil from more | | | | contribute to a better world, I guess it would be |
| challenging environments and work areas -. But | | | | great! |