Blog # 8 WHAT'S NEXT?: Sources of renewable energy are as old as the sun and wind, but how viable are they?

The world runs on the majority of fossil fuels, coal natural gas, petroleum etc. But what happens when that supply of fossil fuels becomes fainter and fainter, but the demand becomes bigger and bigger.  That going to be the future we will live in if we don't start finding newer better renewable type of energy.  With an increase for demand of fossil fuels, the fighting for fuel if you will drives the price up, areas such as China, India, Europe, and the US all are in this give me, give me, give me, debate.  When these forms of energy are gone the would might just be dark, except for small areas that have the ability to use renewable sources of energy.  Luckily for the US we have at least set up a plan, to be some what prepared?  Currently more than 80% of the US's energy production comes from fossil fuels, and the other 20 or so percent come from other renewable type of energy, such as solar, wind, nuclear, and hydro power.  The US has a plan, currently moving into affect is the Public Act 295 of 2008,  which requires, that every major energy company have at least 10% of all energy produced be renewable.

I believe this is Good and Bad, in the fact that, yes we are running out of options for energy and once its gone its gone.  The research and development of newer type of energy is the best thing this nation could be doing for its self.  It would bring more jobs, and really boost the economy.  But at first i believe this is going to come with a price, you always need somebody to lean on to get off the ground and with out that this will never work.  The article goes on to state that the US is changing but changing slowly, and the effects can be seen.  But for the sake of the future, it will all depend on weather not we put froward the effort, to change the world.

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