Personal Narrative: Alternative Energy

When choosing a vehicle that would get you from one place to another, would you not choose the better alternative? In discussions of vehicular transportation, one controversial issue has been whether or not people should use electric cars or gas powered cars. On one hand, others contend that people should not use gas powered cars over electric cars.On the other hand, people argue that gas powered cars should be used over electric cars People should use electric cars because they are better for the environment, are cheaper and the government provides better incentives than gas powered cars.

In todays world the demand for more energy to power peoples electronic filled lives is ever growing. Nations around the world are looking for ways to supply this much called for energy and are asking the question “should they make the move from traditional energy sources and turn to more renewable alternatives?” American has answered this question and is among the nations pursuing alternative energy sources.

The Alternative energy industry in the United States has been at a steady rate of growth for the past decade, however there is still controversy over the use of renewable energies, their impact on the economy, and their impact on the environment. As controversial as the topic is, the argument boils down to a moral need to support environmental regulations, and an economical need to sustain domestic growth in the Energy industry of the United States. Mainly, the question is can alternative energy effective replace fossil fuels? There are of course arguments for both sides of this question.

Energy Story "Conducting Solutions" and Hands On Science taught me a little more about electricity and how it works. The video (Hands On Science) I say was probably the easiest one to get information from. I didn’t know you could get electricity from playdough, and she didn’t buy it from the store she made it herself in her kitchen so her daughter could make electricity. Both of the passages have really good information about electricity. Even though conduction solutions story is pretty short it still gave a lot of information. In the video you can see pictures of her three or four years old daughter making electricity with homemade play dough. In Energy Story it tells about how electricity is in our lives and tells you how it is all around

As lofty clouds lower their shoulders against the horizon, the sky likes to have its way with me, a warm front’s humid body slides along my skin, gently whispering against the arch of my back to curl around my waist and stretch along my spine.

In this hyper­-connected world, it can be exhilarating to purposefully carve out time just for you. I usually tell my family and friends I am “going off the grid” to unplug from social media, phones, e­mail, and any apparatus that buzzes, beeps, rings, or needs charging. Absorb the moment by taking in new sights, smells, bells and whistles, textures, and tastes of another environment. It can be another city, country, or neighborhood. Become “fully present” to the new details around you to expand your consciousness to different ways of living. Ask yourself, What can I learn from this experience? Your loved ones will be ready to welcome you back when you re­emerge with a new lease on life!

Our very first stop on the tour was one that really stood out to me that I found interesting. Our first stop was the new GI Green Infrastructure, which I didn’t know was in our community until we stopped there. It was built to soak up some of the storm water to keep it out of the sewer system; before this tour I also didn’t know there was a flooding problem in the area. I think it is great that this system/ garden area is in this community for them to enjoy. They can’t go garden down there, or play, or take their pets near, but it is a beautiful garden for them to look at and it is helping their community.

Sitting in the front seat of my bass boat casting a spinnerbait, the weather was perfect. It was about 55 degrees and sunny. After reeling in about a three-pound bass, I thought I would be ecstatic, but I wasn’t. Something just didn’t feel right, kind of like when you’re about to do something very scary and your stomach turns in nervousness. I drove back to the cabin/house and went upstairs. I knew that whatever was about to happen would permanently change my life forever.

‘’I was on my way to back to school night I was extremely nervous to meet my teacher and when I got there I heard Andrew then I turned around and…’’ One time when I was in second grade I was on my way to back to school night I went to meet my teacher her name was Ms. Pepler. She was nice at helping me put my stuff in my desk but I thought she would be meaner in the school year so when me and my mom got back in the car I said ‘’I think Ms. pepler is going to be mean this year.’’ My mom said ‘’ she seemed really nice at back to school night’’ then I said maybe you're right.’’ Now it is the first day of school and I was nervous because I thought I had a mean teacher and I didn't have any friends it was just me and my cousin. The first day of

I caused Greg to break his hand without any remorse at the time. Greg was a high school acquaintance who tended to bully me. He was significantly taller, stronger and more athletic; therefore physically bullying me wasn’t much effort for him. When I heard he was coming to work at the warehouse, I wasn’t particularly happy about it. The warehouse contained boxes from multiple suppliers. Some were really thick and some were really thin. They all contained books, though some were heavy text books while others were light weight paper backs. All workers with experience knew which boxes were heavy, which had thick soft cardboard as a box, and which were encased in thin cardboard. I waited until Greg stopped by with his working partner for

On August 15th, 2012, flush with the joy of having received my first salary, I embarked on a journey that I hoped would culminate in an off grid solar powered household. Today, as I write this essay, that goal is in sight. Over the past four years, I have built a system that is capable of generating over 3 kW-h of power on a daily basis, having added to the system every time finances allowed. During this time, my household has generated over 3 MW-h of power, equivalent to 1.2 tons of carbon-dioxide not generated. A few years since starting the solar project, my personal interest also diversified to sustainability, resulting in an aquaponics project housing over fifty koi carps and vegetables grown from their excrement enough to feed my family

What do we know about our energy sources and how our energy choices affect the environment? Many people still do not put much though into this topic or pay any attention to the amount of energy they use or where it comes from. For some it is just willful negligence, but for many others it may be due to a lack of knowledge on the subject. Perhaps it is a good idea to pay closer attention and educate ourselves so we can make informed decisions that may lead to less stress on our wallets and on our environment. In order to make a change, we should observe our currently used energy sources in everyday life, the impact of increasing energy uses, and observe all of the alternative options available to us.

Price is a key component in deciding how to make it from one place to another, because traveling any distance these days comes at some sort of cost. At one time, the car was the least expensive way to travel, because most people owned or had access to a car and gas prices were relatively affordable. However, even though newer cars are

For nearly everyone on earth, fossil fuels are a part of our daily lives. Some of the more obvious places to find petroleum products would be gas and diesel in cars and trucks, but it is in more than just your tank. Without fossil fuels, we would not have things such as plastic to make a wide variety of things such as tires, kayaks, or even computers. The question remains, do we need fossil fuels?

The world is depended on oil and soon oil will become more valuable than gold and could lead to a worldwide war. Price for oil could soar to above two hundred fifty dollars per barrel. Oil and other fuel cell also cause green house gases which contribute to global warming. China is consuming two times more petroleum than 1996 and India is projected to consume three times the oil it currently does by 2050. Global house gas emission has increased by twenty percent from 2003 to 2006. Energy consumption has increased exponentially throughout the globe. The U.S. department of energy projects energy consumption will increase seventy percent from 2003 to 2030. The world has agreed to reduce emission by twenty five percent before 2020 and by over