infrastructure that is needed to harness the wind. Ireland has for too long been depending on importing of fossil fuels to run our power stations. Renewable energy comes from the sun and wind and will not run out in the near future‚ however fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ gas and peat are non renewable and will not last forever‚ and will become more expensive to extract from the earth. When fossil fuels like coal in a power station or petrol in a car is burned carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere
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by burning fossil fuels. We burn fossil fuel to get energy. We use fossil fuels in cars to make them go‚ in factories to make machinery work‚ and in power plants. The earth already gives out enough greenhouse gases naturally. That means that when we do activities that emit greenhouse gases‚ we are sending an excess amount into the atmosphere- which makes the atmosphere retain more heat‚ resulting in hotter temperatures. As time has gone on humans have invented more ways to burn fossil fuels. As the
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why I believe both sources have important facts of why and why not we should continue the use of these. My thoughts on renewable energy of course is more determined for the fact that it is based of natural energy unlike nonrenewable that is based on fossil‚ coal‚ and chemicals that can eventually contribute to global warming in our world. Nonrenewable energy also provides us with benefits for one that is more economic rather than solar energy. On my essay I have also included other sources of ideas
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sunup to sundown about 30 percent of the world’s energy is being used by the United States. Ideally energy comes from the burning of fossil fuels and oils imported from across the globe. However‚ there has been various disputes on how the United States could find alternative energy sources for widespread use. Alternative energy is any form of energy used that is not fossil fuel that come from energy sources that can be replenished in a short period of time. Such as‚ hydroelectric and nuclear energy which
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from waste cooking oils instead of using gas or diesel or that just having a compost garden in your backyard could reduce the world’s garbage even just a fraction which is helping. This paper will go over ways to lower the consumption and usage of fossil fuels. Also‚ discuss ways of; lowering pollution rates‚ eliminating nuclear power and introducing clean energy alternatives to gas and electricity. Solar Energy and Windmills are a big part in the clean energy movement that people are starting to
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The effects of human activity on ecosystems and biodiversity Agricultural Practice Biodiversity is a measure of the diversity among organisms in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species‚ and among ecosystems.’ Monoculture is when a farmer produces or grows one single crop over a wide area. The advantages to the farmer of monoculture are‚ “the reduced plant competition for nutrients‚ space and solar radiation‚ control of unprofitable
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In the environmental sphere‚ the government could focus on stronger regulations that would decrease reliance on oil‚ and instead increase the use of clean energy resources. One such successful example has been Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards‚ which encourage higher fuel efficiency for all vehicles. By creating higher standards for cars‚ the government forced carmakers to innovate and create cleaner cars. At a federal level‚ the EPA could do more to encourage safer extraction of unconventional
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quality. Cost Issues Even though the cost of wind power has decreased dramatically in the past 10 years‚ the technology requires a higher initial investment than fossil-fueled generators. Roughly 80% of the cost is the machinery‚ with the balance being site preparation and installation. If wind generating systems are compared with fossil-fueled systems on a "life-cycle" cost basis (counting fuel and operating expenses for the life of the generator)‚ however‚ wind costs are much more competitive with
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remote functions. But at what price is this costing us‚ our environment‚ and our future. Alternative energy sources‚ also known as renewable energy‚ are energy sources produced from natural resources rather than fossil fuels or from the production of nuclear reaction. Unlike traditional fossil fuels‚ renewable energy sources such as sunlight‚ wind‚ water‚ and geothermal heat are replenished naturally in our environment as a reoccurring worldly function. As our world population continues to grow and
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become seemingly colder and rainy days look more like hurricanes. There is no denying that the earth is changing and it may not be for the better. So what exactly is causing the change? We are every day. Take for instance‚ every time a car is driven; fossil fuel emission gases are released into the air which‚ by default‚ is collecting in the atmosphere; and is then trapping the suns heat rays in making the climate warmer‚ and heat heavier. General science proves that the hotter the heat‚ the faster the
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