I am lucky enough to live in the beautiful state of Colorado. Colorado has an extensive supply of conventional fossil fuel and renewable energy resources. Per EIA (Energy Information Administration) 2009‚ "The State contains several fossil fuel-rich basins‚ including the Sand Walsh‚ Piceance‚ Paradox‚ and San Juan basins in the west‚ and the Denver and Raton basins in the east. Ten of the Nation’s 100 largest natural gas fields and three of its 100 largest oil fields are found in Colorado. Substantial
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Alternative Energy Sources [pic] Alternative energy is no longer a secret. Most of the world’s energy needs are fulfilled by fossil fuels including gasoline and coal. It cannot be denied‚ however‚ that their supply is no longer in a stable state‚ their prices have gone up and they have been found to cause damage to the environment. The negative effects of the use of fossil fuels are taking its toll on Mother Earth and mankind. Pollution mainly from the burning of fuels has long been pointed
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ABSTRACT: The term “waste to energy” has traditionally referred to the practice of incineration of garbage. Today‚ a new generation of waste-to-energy technologies is emerging which hold the potential to create renewable energy from waste matter‚ including municipal solid waste‚ industrial waste‚ agricultural waste‚ and waste byproducts. The main categories of waste-to-energy technologies are physical technologies‚ which process waste to make it more useful as fuel; thermal technologies
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dwindle‚ becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve. In contrast‚ renewable energy resources are constantly replenished and are important because of the benefits it provides for us as well as for the environment. Firstly‚ renewable energy technologies are clean sources of energy that have a much lower environmental impact than conventional energy technologies. Conventional energy technologies rely on fossil fuels which contribute significantly to many of the environmental problems
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Need for Renewable Energy Sources Columbia Southern University Abstract An every growing population results in an every growing demand for energy. Energy is needed to power almost every aspect of our lives. Energy sources are defined as either non-renewable or renewable‚ with each having different impacts on the environment and the economy. Most of the environmental impacts today are a result of the dependence of fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources like solar‚ wind
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Alternative Energy Sources Energy is all around us. Almost everything that you can see or touch is energy or took energy to make. Even our bodies are made up and made from energy and we can also produce energy but it takes energy to do so. So when you think of it in that way how can anyone say that the United States and even the world may be entering an energy crisis? We are though and some parts of the world already have. Even though it maybe true that some sources of nonrenewable energy sources
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Alternative Energy: The Source of the Future Danielle Hansen ENG 122 English Composition II Instructor: Jessica Ruddick October 4‚ 2010 This topic of this research paper is to discuss why we need to switch to alternative energy sources. Alternative energy sources are readily available‚ environmentally friendly‚ and cost effective. Unlike fossil fuels‚ there is an unlimited amount of resources‚ and a lot less pollution. Energy demands of our population are steadily rising
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Zaim Afiq Zaki Morad Public Utilities 325 – Prof. Rodney Stevenson Public Utility Paper Nuclear Power plant as a new alternative source of energy in Malaysia The first time the world was exposed the enormous potential power of nuclear was when the United States of America dropped two atomic bombs into Japan which effectively ended World War 2. Almost every country stood by and watched as the bombs made by the simple process of fission of two atomic particles produced enough power to destroy
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Environmental Problem: Defined The environmental issue that my research will focus on is the continued use of fossil fuels as the primary energy source by our global economy: regardless of the proven adverse impacts‚ from our reliance on these nonrenewable resources; and in consideration of the circumstances regarding the existence of viable alternative sources of energy‚ given the application of equivalent technologies applied to their systems of conversion. The focus of this paper is not to identify
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TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES SIDE BY SIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: WHICH ONE IS MORE LIKELY TO WIN THE BATTLE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DECADES? Assuming that the energy is a vital asset for the human being‚ it’s really hard to answer this question‚ because both of them have advantages and disadvantages. When I read for the first time this question I immediately thought that renewable energy sources would win‚ but then I realize that it can’t‚ because this kind of energy is not able to generate
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