| There is a very interesting web page out there | | | | considered as non polluting and renewable. As long |
| entitled World Clock. The number of statistics | | | | as we have rivers running, we should be able to |
| shown on it are quite mind boggling and include | | | | produce electricity from them. |
| such things as world population figures, the | | | | Nuclear power is a very close third with 2,112 |
| number of spam emails - if you can believe that - | | | | billion kwh of power. There is no doubt that |
| how many ducks, chicken and geese are | | | | nuclear power has its' followers, however, there |
| slaughtered, the number of crimes committed in | | | | are many folks who remain unhappy with the |
| the U.S., information on the amount of CO 2 | | | | potential after effects of nuclear energy |
| emissions and loads of other items of interest. | | | | production. The half life of the cesium 142 used in |
| What I found to be very interesting was where | | | | nuclear power plants is 10,000 years. We are still |
| our power is presently coming from. While the | | | | trying to sort this mess out. |
| numbers quoted are somewhat heartening, it is | | | | Bringing up the rear is renewable energy. Again, |
| painfully obvious that we have a long way to go if | | | | there is no breakdown for this, so we shall have |
| we are to have any effect on the carbon dioxide | | | | to assume they are speaking of both wind power |
| emissions which feature so prominently in our | | | | and solar electric panels. This total is 297 billion |
| current global warming crisis. | | | | kwh, respectable but a long way to go. |
| There are four categories listed for power | | | | This is where you and I and all our neighbors can |
| production and they are thermal, nuclear, | | | | improve the situation. Each and every one of us |
| hydro-electric and renewable. | | | | can take action today to increase our use of |
| Thermal leads the way with 9,215 billion kilowatt | | | | renewable energy and reduce our dependence on |
| hours (kwh) of power. Unfortunately, there is no | | | | CO 2 producing electricity. |
| breakdown of what this thermal power is | | | | It may seem like a drop in the bucket when we |
| comprised of. It is likely safe to assume that both | | | | add a handful of solar panels or a small wind |
| coal fired and natural gas fired power plants would | | | | turbine to our power arsenal, but every little bit - |
| fall into this area. In other words, fossil fuelled | | | | no matter how inconsequential we think it may be |
| electricity. | | | | - really does help. Please join me right here to see |
| Hydro electricity follows in a distant second place | | | | what you can do to help. Thanks, and please visit |
| with 2,333 billion kwh of power. Hydro power is a | | | | now! |
| fairly constant source of energy and should be | | | | Statistics effective October 21, 2009. |