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Renewable Energy Sources

7 Pages 1722 Words December 2014

Question
What factors and concerns are causing renewable energy sectors to expand? Which three renewable sources are experiencing the most rapid growth? How is the Economy and Developing Nations being affected by the rapid growth?

Response
Fossil Fuels has driven our economies and made the Industrial Evolution possible but today's society is facing a potential cross roads with Fossil Fuels. Fossil Fuels are non renewable energy sources which basically means they are finite and have an expiration date as well as having dramatic affects on the earth's ecosystem and having tremendous health risks.(pg 355 ch16) Nations across the globe are now realizing the disastrous affects that fossil fuels have on our every day and have chosen to do something about this matter by popular demand. In my lifetime we are now seeing the emergence as well as effectiveness that renewable energy sources can have a postie affect on our economy, health, and ecosystem. Renewable Energy sources can be replenished at a rate of comfort for humans as long as it is not depleted it can also provide cleaner fuel that doesn't emit green house gases into the atmosphere. The most popular renewable sources include Hydro, Solar, and Wind they can provide energy for heating of air and water, fuel for vehicles and power for electricity. The alternate fuels listed have already had an impact on society and have encouraged Economic grow and development of third world countries.
Alternative Fuels are sources of energy that differ from our primary energy fuels such as Fossil Fuels (Coal, Natural Gas, Oil). The biggest problem is that Fossil Fuels are non renewable and are finite which means one day they will soon be depleted. My generation now asks ourselves what will happen when previous generations before us have used all of our natural resources and have nothing else left? Fossil Fuels are made from plant/animal matter that has faced great pressure and has been decomposing fo...

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