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    Lloyd 1 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

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    How can alternative sources of energy be harnessed effectively? With the development of economy and society‚ existing energy sources have been hard to meet the increasing market demands. due to the lack of fossil fuels and environmental problems‚ an increasing number of people pay more attention to alternative energies because they are directly related to the future economic and social development. Therefore‚ this essay will discuss how to harness alternative sources of energy effectively‚ with

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    How can alternative sources of energy be harnessed effectively? Finding Alternative energy sources is a significant issue from all over the world. In contemporary society‚ due to the lack of fossil fuels and environmental problems like air pollution‚ alternative sources of energy have being utilized widely for different domestic and industrial applications. Biogas is one of the alternative energy which instead of fossil fuels

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    Renewable energy‚ a source of energy that holds a significant promise to help reduce the amount of toxins that are by-product of too much energy use and bring a positive impact on our planet that we currently use as our source of energy.These include energy from water(Hydropower)‚ wind‚ the sun(solar power)‚ geothermal sources‚ and biomass fuel. In contrast‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas are non-renewable‚it’s finite and will some day run out completely. One of the most common renewable

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    Alternative Energy for Future Nowadays the most common energy resources come from Fossil Fuel‚ which according to research it shows that more of 85% of all energy that is consumed in the United States. It takes millions of years for the Fossil Fuel to actually develop and ready to be used‚ and the main concern of Fossil Fuel is that it cannot be consumed over and over again or reused. Through this analysis it can be assumed that because it takes millions of years for the fossil fuel to develop‚

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    The energy that is used today comes from fossil fuels‚ which is a nonrenewable limited resource that will eventually be used up. Alternative energy sources such as solar‚ hydroelectric‚ geothermal and wind energies can be used‚ to conserve the planets limited natural resources. Alternative energy is the use of another energy without the burning of fossil fuels and break up on atoms. Solar energy can be used to operate cars and provide electricity for homes and businesses. Hydroelectric energy can

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    Managing Energy Independence in the United States Americans are disgusted with the increasing cost of oil and they no longer want to financially support foreign countries that attack the United States. They are fed up because politicians have been claiming‚ for over thirty years‚ that energy independence is within reach‚ yet little progress has been made toward any real energy independence. Mortimer B. Zuckerman‚ editor-in-chief of U.S. News and World Report and the publisher and owner of the New

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    technologies with alternatives that have comparable or better performance‚ but do not emit carbon dioxide. We call this Alternate energy. According to Oxford Dictionary‚ Alternative Energy is energy fueled in ways that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment. Alternative energy refers to energy sources that have no undesired consequences such for example fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Alternative energy sources are renewable and are thought to be "free" energy sources. They all have

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    Nonconventional sources of Oil and Gas I chose an unorthodox global theme to research and learn more about‚ because much of society is clueless as to how we obtain some of our resources. I’ve always had an interest in the environment and how we as humans affect it. So it only makes sense that the topic I chose to discuss is nonconventional sources of oil and gas. The main two sources I wanted to better understand are Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil Sands. Some of these techniques for retrieving oil and

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    Renewable sources of Energy Summary The potential of renewable energy sources is enormous as they can in principle meet many times the world’s energy demand. Renewable energy sources such as biomass‚ wind‚ solar‚ hydropower‚ and geothermal can provide sustainable energy services‚ based on the use of routinely available‚ indigenous resources. A transition to renewables-based energy systems is looking increasingly likely as their costs decline while the price of oil and gas continue to fluctuate

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