ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ROCKS

                    Alternative Energy V.S. Fossil Fuels
Alternative energy is sufficient and it useful because it uses nature to power our machine as it already has proven to be plentiful. Another reason for why we should stop using fossil fuel is because we’re running out. Fossil fuel also increases global warming rates creating an ice age quicker than it should. Fossil fuel kills nature. For an example is the oil leak in BP, its spreading quickly, killing fishes that can’t survive, causing illness, and also destroying many fisher mans life. Another proof is this quote from a scientist that also proves that non-alternative energy is harmful. Which this quote was from Barrack Obama stated in "Barack Obama's Plan to Make America a Global Energy Leader" and he did have studies done.

“Global warming is real, is happening now and is the result of human activities. The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years. Glaciers are melting faster; the polar ice caps are shrinking; trees are blooming earlier; oceans are becoming more acidic, threatening marine life; people are dying in heat waves; species are migrating, and eventually many will become extinct. Scientists predict that absent major [green house gas] emission reductions, climate change will worsen famine and drought in some of the poorest places in the world and wreak havoc across the globe."


Another reason why alternative energy should be our primary source of power is because we will be able to keep nature alive, and at the same time have enough energy to power our cities.


"The ideal solution [to global climate change] would be to stop making waste CO2 by phasing out fossil fuels and getting our energy from solar power in all its forms (direct sunlight, wind, and hydro dams). We know how to do this today..."


Another reason for replacing fossil fuel with alternative energy is that it will be safer to work with rather than hazardous chemicals. By doing this we would be creating a positive impact on the economy by increasing the variety of jobs for the unemployed and more green jobs. This quote from John Podesta, Todd Stern, and Kit Batten from their article titled “Capturing the Energy Opportunity: Creating a Low-Carbon Economy” explain more about this.


“America could lead a global energy transformation based on more efficient technologies and clean, renewable fuels. These forces could fuel the creation of good jobs and good prospects for workers at all skill levels… we could ensure the economic security necessary, so that people can take risks and generate wealth for themselves and our country…”
“At the center of this vision is a strategy to address the greatest moral and economic challenge of our time – climate change – and turn it into our greatest opportunity. Left unchecked, the economic disruption caused by climate change will sap our resources and dampen our growth. But with low-carbon technologies and clean, renewable energy, we can capture a new global market, drive American economic growth, and create green jobs for American workers, offering new skills and new earnings opportunities up and down the economic ladder…”
“Developing, deploying, and building at this scale recalls other great economic transformations in America’s past, like the laying of our railroads and the construction of the interstate highway system. But in many ways our new challenge is even more complex since energy powers every part of the economy. Yet that’s exactly why these advancements will drive economic growth.”