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Renewable Energy
Lexi CroninComposition 102
Summer 2009
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Burning of fossil fuels produces 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year, a leading cause of global
warming.
Problem:
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U.S. Primary Energy Consumption by Source and Sector, 2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
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What is Renewable Energy?
Solution: Renewable Energy
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The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, 2007
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Solar collectors and photovoltaic panels both take energy from the sun
and turn it into a more usable and storable form of energy.
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Wind turbines convert wind power into electricity.
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CLICK TO PLAY
T. Boone Pickens TV Commercial
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What does the future hold for
earth?
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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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