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  • energy consumption is a huge part of our daily lives

  • we eat with energy

  • we travel with energy

  • we work with energy

  • and we even flirt with energy

  • today we gather most of our energy from coal, oil and natural gas

  • also known as fossil fuels

  • additionally we gather energy from biomass

  • nuclear and renewables

  • fossil fuels consist of the extracted decomposed organisms and plants that existed millions of years ago

  • biomass converts plants into biometric materials that produce energy

  • nuclear energy is released during nuclear fusion

  • Lastly, renewable energy comes from a source that's not depleted when used such as..

  • wind or solar power

  • but what's the profound difference between them?

  • how do they affect our planet?

  • fossil fuels cost more than what we pay at the pump

  • and impacts our environment in many ways

  • these impacts include global warming

  • air quality detoriaration

  • oil spills

  • and acid rain

  • it's also projected fossil fuel resources will be depleted within the next fifty to one hundred years

  • biomass and nuclear energy also have similar issues

  • and luckily we have one

  • renewable energy comes from resources which can actually replenish in our lifetime

  • whereas fossil fuels are a one time use resource in human time scale

  • resources for renewable energy include sunlight, wind,rain,tides,waves and geothermal heat

  • the best part is that we dont need to compromise our planet to harness it

  • nor do we have to rely on other nations for these resources

  • which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine and political instability

  • so how do we get this ...

  • to look like this

  • presently we have the technology to be 100 % renewable reliant

  • the truth is our infrastructure is built around our fossil fuel dependency

  • if we could convert our infrastructure to what's known as a super grid, we would be able to rely on clean renewable energy

  • will our children live in a world full of pollution?

  • or should they continue the path of evolution?

energy consumption is a huge part of our daily lives

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