Renewable Energy

Lexi CroninComposition 102

Summer 2009

Burning of fossil fuels produces 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year, a leading cause of global

warming.

Problem:

U.S. Primary Energy Consumption by Source and Sector, 2007

(Quadrillion Btu)

What is Renewable Energy?

Solution: Renewable Energy

The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, 2007

Solar collectors and photovoltaic panels both take energy from the sun

and turn it into a more usable and storable form of energy.

Wind turbines convert wind power into electricity.

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T. Boone Pickens TV Commercial

What does the future hold for

earth?

Bettridge, Daniel. "Investing in a wind turbine is profitable as well as eco-friendly." Renewable Energy Solutions. Mar. 2007. 4 June 2009 <http://www.britisheco.com/Return-on-Investment.aspx>.

Brown, Lester R,. Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Edition. New York: W. W. Norton, 2008.

"Energy Efficency and Renewable Energy." U.S. Department of Energy. Ed. Abigial Thorton. 2 June 2009. 4 June 2009 <http://www.eere.energy.gov/>.

Lempp, Philippe. "Rewnewables Global Status Report: Energy." Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. May 2009. 4 June 2009 <http://www.ren21.net/globalstatusreport/g2009.asp>.

MacIntyre, Stacy. "Energy Basics 101." Energy Information Administration. Sept. 2008. 4 June 2009 <http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/energybasics101.html>.

MacIntyre, Stacy. "Renewable & Alternative Resources." Energy Information Administration. May 2009. 4 June 2009 <http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html>.

http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/?c_id=googrenewenergy#/alternative_energy

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