| One of the biggest challenges the human race | | | | The Source Of The Energy Depends on The |
| faces today is finding and using alternative | | | | Location |
| energy sources. The push for means of | | | | |
| generating electricity has been around for | | | | For many people the switch to alternative |
| over 100 years, but when oil and coal-fired | | | | energy sources is a matter of finding the |
| generators produced power inexpensively, the | | | | type of alternative power that works the best |
| world put the search for alternative energy | | | | in their particular geographical location. |
| sources on the back burner for a number of | | | | Persons who live in areas that have limited |
| years. | | | | exposure to the sun for example, may not be |
| | | | too excited about using solar panels to |
| We cannot procrastinate any longer, however, | | | | supply power. When the sun goes down for an |
| as many of the earth's natural resources, | | | | extended number of days, the town can go |
| such as oil, are depleting. | | | | dark. |
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| A Short History Lesson on Alternative Energy | | | | In some of those areas, wind is not a problem |
| Sources | | | | as it seems to blow nearly every day. Using |
| | | | wind power to turn turbines to generate |
| The need for an alternate energy source was | | | | electricity can work there, but may not work |
| rekindled in the 1970's with the oil shortage | | | | in other areas that experience less windy |
| that created lines at gas stations and | | | | conditions. Another of the alternative energy |
| produced critical shortages throughout the | | | | sources, hydropower uses the power of rivers |
| United States. The search for alternate power | | | | to turn generators, but the cost of the |
| generation is not limited to finding new ways | | | | infrastructure to get power to the people |
| of powering vehicles, as supplying cheap | | | | from the generator may still be high for long |
| power for homes and industries is a | | | | range use. |
| continuous endeavor. There have been many | | | | |
| advances in the search for alternative energy | | | | With the three major alternative energy |
| sources, but the price of the power produced | | | | sources continuing to be researched and |
| still remains too high. | | | | advanced, the need for an answer to out |
| | | | problem becomes more evident every time a |
| Wind, water and sun are touted as renewable | | | | person receives their electric bill, or fills |
| energy resources with claims that once the | | | | their car with gas. |
| technology is perfected, making it more cost | | | | |
| effective, they can replace the need for oil | | | | The resources that we have left on the planet |
| and natural gas to turn turbines in the | | | | are running out. Do your part to keep |
| generation process. Even geothermal power | | | | educated on the latest changes in technology |
| production is one of the alternate energy | | | | and any up to date with the issues at hand to |
| sources being researched. | | | | learn what you can do to help solve the |
| | | | energy crisis. |