Benefits of Alternative Energy

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In this article, the writer notes that it seems as though the US is falling deeper and deeper into a global energy crisis. The writer discusses that several possible energy alternatives exist, though additional funding is still required for the research and development of such sources of clean, renewable energy. The writer argues that, due to America's rising demands for energy, and the negative impact this demand for energy has on the environment, the United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives. The writer notes that such initiatives in changing our way of life take a substantial amount of time and resources; however, the benefits of renewable energy are incredible. Through the utilization of clean, renewable energy, the negative effects of global climate change will be reduced. The writer concludes that in an effort to preserve the healthy and well-being of the population in the future, additional funding toward the use of alternative sources of energy must be initiated.

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"This movement simply urges automobile manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency by the year 2020, while ignoring the possible crisis of a petroleum shortage. The federal government must become aware of the limited time to take action in an increasingly dominant issue, and introduce new strategies of energy production and conservation.
"Among the nationwide demand for energy, automobiles top the list, and are of great concern. Carbon emissions, produced in a large part due to the millions of cars on the road, forms the basis of the issue knows as global warming. To many, is seems evident that climate change greatly threatens the Earth's future well-being if changes are not made."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Coal." United States Department of Energy. n.d. 3 Apr. 2008. <http://www.energy.gov/energysources/print/coal.htm>.
• "Hydrogen." United States Department of Energy. n.d. 3 Apr. 2008. <http://www.energy.gov/energysources/print/hydrogen.htm>.
• "Increasing Our Energy Security." White House. 5 Mar. 2008. 3 Apr. 2008. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/release/2008/03/print/20080305-2.html>.
• Kallen, Stuart. World Energy Crisis. San Diego: ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2007.
• Rogers, Elizabeth and Thomas Kostigen. The Green Book. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2007.

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