English 1302-WS3
Professor: Latoya Watkins
Susan Drake
14 February 2017
Audience: College Students
Innovation Today a World for Tomorrow
America’s dependence on foreign oil has become a huge problem according to T. Boone Pickens, as our intake is not decreasing but increasing. To find a solution Americans must first be informed that,
“Americans use 25% of the oil in the world and our population is only 4%.” Be shown how it can be fixed through renewable energy such as wind, solar and electric and what progress can be made by using these continually in the next 10 years. If we are setting the foundation for our future we must change the way we think of energy and use what we have instead or relying on foreign nations to provide
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First wind, according to the America Wind Energy Association,
“ Wind power generated more electricity in 2015 than the combined generation from all sources in Georgia and Colorado.
Wind power supports 73,000 well-paying jobs across all 50 states. Nearly 20,000 American workers at over 500 factories across 43 states now build wind turbine parts and materials. The DOE’s Wind Vision report says growing wind energy to supply 20 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030 could support 380,000 jobs.”
How astounding that by creating turbines, we are able to harness that much electricity. Creating jobs for thousands of workers and their families. Now what about solar? The Sun has been around since the beginning of humanity and how foolish of us not to use more of it’s natural rays. Consider harnessing the sun’s power to make electricity.
“Nearly 209,000 Americans work in solar - more than double the number in 2010 - at more than 9,000 companies in every U.S. state. By 2021, that number is expected to increase to more than 360,000 workers” (SEIA).
This not only provides jobs for those who are out of work, but essentially we could be more efficient in our daily lives by going solar. In the Scientific American, two innovators, Jacobsen a civil and environmental engineer at Stanford University along with Mark Delucchi a research scientist at the University of California constructed a plan to get America 100% solar and say it is possible. Not only did they
Deciding to start a business is brave and adventurous. The first step to success is a brilliant, viable, profitable idea. Whether you have decided to do it on your own because you are tired of working for someone else, or you are laid off after many years in your organization, before you decide to invest your life savings and get buried in debt, consider the big picture, the current economy, your demographic target consumer and do your research. The idea of solar energy is one such brilliant, viable idea. True the demand is present for such energy, but before taking the leap, consider the market saturation, competition, governmental rules and regulations and other determent factor that will influence the success of your
The topic of this paper is America’s foreign oil dependency. The purpose of this paper is to suggest how might America completely destroy or at least greatly mitigate its dependency on crude oil to fuel Americans’ cars, especially foreign crude oil. Library literature, newspaper articles, encyclopedias, and the Internet were all sources used to compile this paper. The conclusion reached in this research topic is that America’s great foreign oil dependency is a crisis and other energy sources to fuel our cars need to be adopted and implemented before the people
Foreign oil dependency is a major topic that is hotly debated in US politics. The United States relies on imported oil for about 40% (in 2012) of petroleum consumed and is the world’s largest consumer of oil. About 53% of the foreign oil imported is from other Western nations such as Canada, Mexico and Brazil. 28% is from the Persian Gulf, 16% from Africa and the remaining from other areas of the world. Canada is currently the leading crude oil supplier to the US. Some believe that importing oil has benefits to our economy, while others believe it is a security threat.
One of the fastest growing energy sources in the world, wind power is a globally advantageous renewable resource.
“National Security Consequences of United States Oil Dependence” is an article created by an Independent Task Force which emphasizes how in the future the United States can experience severe consequences from using an abundant amount of oil. "For the United States, with 4.6 percent of the world's population using 25 percent of the world's oil, the transition would be especially disruptive" (Task Force 212). The transition they describe is to an economy that relies less on petroleum. This dependence on oil could possibly result in the United States to suffer with economic, and social downfall as the entire country depends on the oil we obtain. One alternative to this oil dependency is to explore all American territory for oil, which involves
The Importance of Oil in U.S. Foreign Policy During the oil and energy crisis of the mid-1970s Americans became painfully aware of the consequences of the United States dependence on foreign sources of oil. Unfortunately, research and exploration for alternative sources of oil in North America has not been pursued vigorously enough to cease such foreign dependence. As a result, in the mid-1990s Americans find themselves in the same precarious position as they were during the 1970s. The Persian-Gulf War in 1991 was all the proof needed to convince the United States of how strongly oil still influences our foreign policy and international relations in general. Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy: Historical Issues The United
Since the oil embargo of 1977, there has been an increased awareness of our nation's energy security. As global population and energy consumption rise, the need for a stable energy supply has become a hot topic and a politically volatile issue. As our negative trade balance grows larger by the day, the United States finds itself in a rather precarious position. We are becoming more and more dependent on Middle East oil.
Solar energy and its use isn’t new to the world. It has been used by various societies beginning from 7thCentury B.C, when the sun’s heat was concentrated by glass and mirrors to light fires. Today, we have everything from solar-powered buildings to solar-powered vehicles. By and large solar technology has some environmental, economic, psychological and ethical implications for our society. Actions taken by companies and individuals to increase the use of solar technology will create good local jobs, improve our environment and reduce our dependence on foreign oil while doing what’s ethical and moral for our society.
When all of our natural fossil fuels are low or gone, solar energy will be one of the leading sources of energy that we will need in the future.
Claim: Solar power has the potential to become the United States main supply of energy and replace are needs for more conventional and harmful forms of power generation.
One of the fastest growing forms of energy in the United States is wind energy. How does wind energy work? Bergey Windpower describes it like this, the wind turbine, which is installed on top of a tall tower, collects wind energy and converts it into electricity. The turbine output is then made electrically compatible with the utility and the output is fed into the household wiring at the breaker panel (Bergey). In 2013, the United States used more energy than any year before but we used it more efficiently than before as well (Danko). 12 states are responsible for most of the wind energy used in the US last year, with Texas topping that list using using a total 36 million megawatt hours, MWh (GENI). There are some bad things that go along with wind energy though, for instance in order to get the metal that we need to make these massive wind turbines we have some serious consequences. A few repercussions from that is that we destroy vegetation, produce a lot of CO2, and we also kill birds that fly into them. Wind energy is also very expensive to start up and may not be worth it in the long run of things.
In the society we live in today, many people have the misconception that there is a never-ending supply of energy available for our wasteful use. However, people must realize that the fossil fuels that we have come to depend on for our energy are quickly being depleted. There are several renewable energy resources, most of which come from the sun, that are available for our use. One of these abundant energy resources is the wind. By taking advantage of the wind, and harnessing its power to supply useful energy, people can ensure that they will have energy for as long as the sun continues to heat the earth.
In addition, wind energy is a great choice from a business perspective. Wind energy is one of the most cost-effective energy sources.The cost of wind energy is only being signed at 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour when other energy sources are 10 to 12 cents (Brown 88). Wind energy also saves money because a wind farm can be built very quickly. It takes a year or less to build a wind farm, so construction costs are low (Brown 89). Wind energy also helps the economy. It creates 30% more jobs than coal plants and 66% more than nuclear power per unit of energy created (Daniels). Wind has the potential by 2050 to support more than 600,000 new jobs (Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy). Wind turbine technician jobs are expected to grow by 108% in the next decade, making it America’s fastest-growing occupation (Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy). As wind energy grows, new jobs are
In order for one to further understand the importance of solar energy, the problem of global warming must be explained. As defined by Webster’s Dictionary, “Global Warming” is an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. With an average increase in atmospheric temperatures, our planet is slowly deteriorating. In order to stall or halt this global destruction, countries must turn to solar energy as a cleaner alternative to the depletion of fossil fuels. Solar energy creates a homeostasis for the climate. Due to its ability to decrease global climate changes, solar power can address global warming in several ways.
The total wind power capacity in the US is more than 65 GW, which is enough to power about 18 million average American homes []. The good news is that over the past five years the cost of the wind power has been dropped to 58%, according to the Lazard’s Levelized Cost of EnergyAnalysis1 report from September 2014 [global report 2014]. Gradually it is becoming one of reasonably priced sources of electricity in the USA.