Searching for the Energy Source of the Future.

There are cleaner and more efficient ways of producing electricity than the burning of natural gas, to produce most of the world’s energy. Solar energy is cleaner and virtually self sustaining after installation, not taking much maintenance. It is becoming more affordable as well, prices have dropped seventy percent over the last five years (Sorenson 215). It is also very hard to find a new location, and when one is found the amount of energy drawn is sometimes sparce or fluctuates wildy. Wind energy is another semi-viable option. Wind energy is clean and may be more efficient in less sunny regions. If a region does not have an overabundance of sun or wind, Nuclear energy is another clean option. Geothermal energy, tidal energy, wave power, and hydroelectricity are all options that are much cleaner and can replace much of the natural gas that is burned. As technology progresses support from governments and people around the world to “go green” is progressing as well. People seem to be finally starting to realize that the planet they live on is in distress and something needs to be done about it. Alternative energy sources may not yet solve all of America’s energy problems, but it is probably is a step in the right direction. Renewable resources are being utilized now more than ever; but still only twelve percent of America’s energy is produced by nonrenewable resources, this is a far cry from where we should be (Haley 3).

Until the late nineteenth century the majority of America’s energy came from burning wood. Wood burning was used for things like heating homes and cooking food. Water wheels were another source of energy drawing energ...

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