It is hard to live

without energy, but it

is impossible to
"restart" the
environment to the
beginning. Conventional
energy sources such as
coal and oil are the
main contributors to
the global warming.
However, these fossil
fuels are not renewable,
which means on day we
will run out of them.

ALTERNATIVE Emily Nguyen

(Trang Nguyen)

ENERGY
 A better step to the future

T he world is now entering the

development period. People should

focus on what is long-term, replace regular

Alternative energy is energy that is

generated in ways that do not deplete natural

resources or harm the environment,

energy, and utilize innovation to improve especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels

the economy, environment, and health of and nuclear power. These include solar and

people across the globe. wind generated energy. Replacing the

dominant energy type, such as fossil fuel,

with renewable energy is a good thing to

protect the climate, reduce pollution, and

ensure people's health. Since we are

depleting the sources of fossil fuel,

accompanied by rapid increases in fossil fuel

prices and the harmful effects it has on the

environment, people have started to think

Alternative quote by Dennis Kucinich, about finding alternative energy.

speech, Sep. 27, 2005

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Alternative energy issue.

lternative energy

A brings a lot benefit to

life. For examples, it

does not release greenhouse gases; it is

available everywhere; it is safe; it helps

reduce our energy dependence; it helps us

avoid geopolitical conflict; it offsets

economic uncertainty; and it can create jobs

and wealth (U.S.Alternative Energy, 2017).

Alternative energy is available to every

country and everywhere. Thats the way to Going Green is what's best for our Nation & our planet, Motherearth.
Greenliving, Gogreen, Living Green, Ecofriendly, Happy Earth, Sustainability,
Hunters.
have a better future with no pollution or
the price down on renewable, their costs
greenhouse effect. Alternative energy is a
soar high above fossil fuel energy sources
good decision but we still have to take time
(2009). It is a good solution to current the
to deal with the cost.
environmental situation, but a lot of country
Alternative energy is a good step to
which are poor and development country
make society better, but there are also
need more time to deal with the costs of it.
arguments against the use of renewable

energy. For example, Dana Joel Gattuso

Current states of issues.
wrote, Even after the federal government
n the other hand, many
has provided billions of tax dollars in

support over the past three decades to bring O individuals such as former
US representative Dennis
Kucinich urge for the use of renewable

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energy. They should do away with fossil According to David Iaconangelo,
fuel energy. Lyndal Rowlands states, Coal
Climate change is one of the issue of using
power does more to harm the worlds poor
regular energy. On climate change,
than to help them, even before the
devastating impacts of climate change are Americans are divided along rigid partisan
taken into account
lines, with few areas of overlap.
(2016). Burning fossil
People across the political
fuels emits a number of
air pollutants that are spectrum agree that the nation
harmful to both the
should grow its wind and solar
environment and public
resources (2016).
health. At this moment,
air pollution is a serious
problem. For instance,
Currently, BP has the
Joyce Huang reported
largest operated renewable
this story for
VOANews.com, "more energy business of any major
than 70 Chinese cities
international oil and gas
released warnings to
company. In the United States,
citizens in the last few
days about pollution its renewable assets include 14
reaching dangerous
onshore wind farms located
levels. The poor air
everywhere. The companys
quality led the
government to order U.S. wind farms have a gross
factories, some power
generating capacity of 2,259
plants and schools to So how about the United Sates?
megawatts. That is enough
close. But there were
reports that some local officials were not electricity to power all the homes in a city
obeying the orders.
the size of Philadelphia. BP directly operates

13 wind farms in Colorado, Idaho,

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Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, South sources have become competitive with coal

Dakota and Texas (pwc-United States, 2015- and natural gas production,... with more

2017). Amanda Hoover, solar and wind focusing their attention and dollar away

power costs have dropped, bearing price from fossil fuels (2016).

tags that are the same or cheaper than fossil

fuels. As the cost of generating energy from

these renewable, clean

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 Newspaper about alternative energy

What can we do to help alternative For examples, they can use public transport

energy? to decrease the carbon dioxide, drive electric

cars, and use paper bags instead of plastic

T he benefits of alternative

energy are to improve the

environment and society, but the real goal is

bags. Plants can help the environment more

fresh. Therefore, people should plant more

trees and stop the deforestation.

the decrease pollution. By that reason,

people can help by making some daily

changes.

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The choice before
us is simple. Will
we continue to
subsidize the dirty A better environment for our children, for our life.

fossil fuels of the Type of alternative energy, Nature Life, 2017

past, or will we
transition to 21st
century clean,
renewable
energy?
By Elizabeth Warren
The future of our children, the
future of our planet, the future in
our hands, people are advancing to
a better future. Therefore we need
a better environment because
environment is our life.

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