Renewable Energy
It’s pretty sad, that half of the United States use non renewable than renewable.Renewable energy plays an important role in the supply of energy. When renewable energy sources are used, the demand for fossil fuels is reduced. Unlike fossil fuels, non-biomass renewable sources of energy (hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar) do not directly emit greenhouse gases.The use of renewable energy is not new. More than 150 years ago, wood, which is one form of biomass, supplied up to 90% of our energy needs. As the use of coal, petroleum, and natural gas expanded.In the past, renewable energy has generally been more expensive to produce and use than fossil fuels. Renewable resources are often located in remote areas, and it is expensive to build power lines to the cities where the electricity they produce is needed.
1. Biomass: is organic material made from plants and animals (microorganisms). Biomass contains stored energy from the sun.
2. Hydropower: Is the renewable energy source that produces the most electricity in the United States.
3. Geothermal:The word geothermal comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat). Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source because the heat is continuously produced inside the Earth.
4. Wind: Is simply air in motion.it absorbs the sun's heat at different rates. One example of this uneven heating can be found in the daily wind cycle.
5.Solar: We all know that the sun has produced energy for billions of years. This energy can be converted into other forms of energy, such as heat and electricity.
Non Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable energy sources come out of the ground as liquids, gases, and solids. Crude oil (petroleum) is the only commercial nonrenewable fuel that is naturally in liquid form. Natural gas and propane are normally gases, and coal is a solid. Fossil fuels are Nonrenewable, but not all Nonrenewable Energy sources are fossil fuels. Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and propane are all considered fossil fuels because they were formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.Whether you believe in the idea of global warming or not, we only have a set amount of fossil fuels. Once they are gone they are gone forever. Looking into viable alternative fuels, such as nuclear, is where our future is. We must have reliable and steady fuel sources that do not create pollution or damage the environment. There is also a real danger in trying to generate energy from alternative energy sources that provide less power then they take to build.
1.Oil (petroleum): How Was Oil Formed?Oil was formed from the remains of animals and plants (diatoms) that lived millions of years ago in a marine (water) environment before the dinosaurs. Over millions of years, the remains of these animals and plants were covered by layers of sand and silt. How Does Oil Impact the Environment?Products from oil (petroleum products) help us do many things. We use them to fuel our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our homes, and to make products like medicines and plastics. Even though petroleum products make life easier — finding, producing, moving, and using them can harm the environment through air and water pollution.
2.Natural gas: In some places, gas escapes from small gaps in the rocks into the air; then, if there is enough activation energy from lightning or a fire, it burns. When people first saw the flames, they experimented with them and learned they could use them for heat and light.
3.Coal: Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States.Coal is a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to create. The energy in coal comes from the energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago
4. Uranium: Nuclear energy can be used to make electricity. But first the energy must be released.Nuclear energy is energy in the nucleus (core) of an atom. Atoms are tiny particles that make up every object in the universe. There is enormous energy in the bonds that hold atoms together.
I know that theres a lot of information here, buh where I’m getting at is be smart and careful on what were using and how were using it. I don’t want to see this most beautiful thing to end, all because we aren’t doing our part in society.
GO GREEN!!!!!
