| Solar Energy | | | | equipment used to create them. The side effects |
| With all the talk regarding solar energy for many | | | | can be pollution and waste that will impact our |
| years its time has finally come. The gradual | | | | environment. |
| inevitable depletion of natural resources has made | | | | We also we need to consider other key issues of |
| alternative sources an absolute must. It's now a | | | | environmental impacts, aesthetics and habitat |
| matter of time and we'll determine the eventual | | | | hazards, land usage, proximity to demand, |
| new leader. Much expensive and resources is now | | | | availability, reliability, longevity along with energy |
| being spent to find the best natural resource such | | | | input verses output. Other possibilities such as |
| as solar energy. | | | | fossil fuels and nuclear power have their own |
| While many potential sources are possible, | | | | positive and negatives and are not as viable. The |
| research into all the avenues will eventually | | | | resources for our use are many, the challenge is |
| surface with the most viable option for our use. | | | | not if we have alternates to use but which ones |
| Presently we are using a number of various | | | | and in what order. |
| resources to create heat, electricity and | | | | The U.S. currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and |
| desalination of seawater. Renewable energy has | | | | natural gas for its energy. Fossil fuels are |
| the sun as it's primary source which is not | | | | nonrenewable, that is, they draw on finite |
| depletable. approximately 30% of our energy | | | | resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming |
| resources come from the sun. | | | | too expensive or too environmentally-damaging to |
| Most of our economic resources and time are | | | | retrieve. In contrast, renewable energy resources |
| spend developing our resources in the area's of | | | | - such as wind and solar energy - are constantly |
| wind power, water power, solar energy, biofuel, | | | | replenished and will never run out. |
| liquid biofuel, solid biomass and geothermal. | | | | Renewable energy is important because of the |
| Naturally these all have their pro's and cons. The | | | | benefits it provides. It is believed that the major |
| biggest concern is pollution that comes directly the | | | | element in the learning and discovery process |
| materials, industrial processes and construction | | | | definitely will be and is solar energy. |