What do you think the best alternate energy source is?
It’s obvious that the current major source of energy (petroleum) is non-renewable, so it won’t last forever. Which source do you think America/the rest of the world should move towards?
Solar power is good, but expensive to set up. Wind power is also very good, but so many people are worried about the windmills ruining the view of the landscape.
Nuclear power seems to be a very good option, but many people are worried about the byproducts or the chance of a meltdown disaster. What they don’t realize is that our technology has advanced to protect us from accidents.
As far as I know, the best option seems to be hydrogen power, as you can get hydrogen from water (which covers 3/4 of the earth), and the only byproduct is water.
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September 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Nuclear power is the only option, at least in the short term. But the very same ppl who want us to quit using ‘fossil fuels’ cry about nuclear power being unsafe. The fact is that power generation of any kind is unsafe for someone. Coal mining is dangerous for miners, oil drilling is dangerous for all of civilization due to the terrorist states that possess the oil, etc.
In short, there is no completely safe way to convert from one kind of energy to another. France gets 75% of its power from nuclear plants. Why can’t we?
Hydrogen would be nice, but with current technology, it takes more energy to extract the hydrogen from water than the hydrogen yields when used.