Many modern countries are relying heavily on nonrenewable resources nowadays. One common example of nonrenewable resources is fossil fuel. They are finite resources that will eventually 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
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by 35.77% gas‚ and 7.89% oil‚ and less than 11% from renewable energy (PLN et al‚ 2012). These statistics illustrate how much Indonesia depends on fossil fuel to produce electricity. The use of fossil fuels to produce energy is unavoidable‚ but the government should consider using more sustainable resources to produce energy. If we keep using our fossil fuels‚ at some point in the future Indonesia will run out of resources. It is true that now the cheapest way to
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these new forms of renewable energy to determine if they are a practical alternative to the use of petroleum as an energy source. If we do not try to find a clean and efficient alternative to fossil fuels‚ I am concerned for the future of our world. Background Information Petroleum oil (a type of fossil fuel) has been extracted since the early 1650’s in Europe to make kerosene for use in heat and lighting. Not until 1858 in Ontario was oil discovered by James Miller Williams to be useful as
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and many developing countries have such a high emphasis on oil and fossil fuels to their economy that any attention given to research and development on renewable energy is minimal and seen as somewhat insignificant. Due to this heavy reliance on this form of energy‚ wars have been fought and international relations have
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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. In the 1960’s energy consumption had increased 51 percent‚ compared to 36 percent in the 1950’s (Hakes‚ pg 17). The
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together in one massive super continent which I call Pangaea. I know it may sound crazy‚ but I have 3 reasons for you that support my theory. My first piece of evidence is‚ that I have discovered that some fossils‚ have been found on multiple continents all across the world. One of these fossils is one called Glossopteris. Glossopteris was a fern like plant which grew abundantly a long time ago. But why was it found on different continents? The seeds of glossopteris were too heavy to have drifted
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CASE STUDY TEAM B SCI/362 2 February 2015 JULIET KNOWLES Case Study Feasible alternative fuel development is essential to sustainable resource management and the alternatives to fossil fuels as presented in Watershed offers promise and hope critical to the survival of our ecosystem. Brief History Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the human species relied on the sun for heat along with biomass (typically firewood) straw and dried animal dung
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98 percent‚ that allowed consumers to keep their light and heat on 24/7 even in extreme hot and cold weather (“Nuclear Matters ”‚ n.d.). Besides environment and reliability‚ nuclear energy has more efficiency than burning fossil fuels. It has high energy density viruses to fossil fuels (“Nuclear Energy”‚ n.d.). To illustrate‚ a gram of uranium releases an amount of energy much more than a gram of coal or oil; approximately eight thousand times(Parker‚ 2010). However‚ that is also excellent for the
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Global Warming [Client’s Name Appears Here] [Client’s College/University Appears Here] Date Global warming is a threat to earth and mankind. Global warming refers to the increase in the temperature of earth’s atmosphere. The increase in global temperature has been occurring in the past several years. According to Nardo et al.‚ author of Climate Crisis: The Science of Global Warming‚ “scientists noted that of the 21 hottest years recorded‚ 20 of which occurred
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Energy Alternative Energy Alternative energy refers to energy sources that have no undesired consequences such for example fossil fuels‚ nuclear energy and falling water. Fossil fuels are coal‚ petroleum and natural gas. There are some characteristics of the fossil fuels that made the concept of alternative energy come into place. (Alternative Energy) One of the fossil fuels‚ Petroleum‚ forms a thin film around the grains of the rock where it formed. Pressure from the overlying rock and water
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