Persuasive Speech On Texas Energy

The U.S obtains more than 84% of its energy from fossil fuels including oil, coal and natural gas. This is because people rely on it to heat their homes, power industries, run vehicles, manufacturing, and provision of electricity. It is apparent that the country’s transportation industry highly depends on conventional petroleum oil, which is responsible for global warming, thus threatening economic opulence and national security. Apart from that, increasing consumption of fossil fuels have elevated health problems in the state, destroyed wild places, and polluted the environment. After conducting Environmental Impact Assessment, projections showed that the world energy consumption would increase by more than 56% between 2010 and 2040. However, fossil fuels will cater for more than 80% of the total energy used in 2040. Sadly, it will be a trajectory to alter the world’s climate, as well as, weaken the global security environment. Importantly, the rate at which the US relies on fossil fuels needs to reduce since it has adverse effects on the planet’s supplies. The society needs to realize that fossil fuels are nonrenewable, thus taking millions of years to form (Huebner, 2003). Notably, the country can reduce dependency on fossil fuels by practicing energy conservation and efficiency,

States with a high reliance on the energy industry, like Alaska, North Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, are currently facing economic challenges. In terms of Texas in general, our economy rests a lot on the oil producing industry and this has forced many companies to make tough decisions like cutting back on new hires and in some cases even laying off workers. Even though the Texas economy has a lot more going for it than just oil, especially because of the job growth in technology, health care and construction, there's still risk ahead for Texas in terms of job growth, less production, less investment, and less build-out of infrastructure. People who work in or around the oil industry don't like cheap

Topic Disclosure: Today the primary source of fuel for the generation of electricity are fossil fuels such as coal, natural gases, and petroleum.

Coal power is the cheapest fuel to power the ever growing population with Australian mining industry still putting in billions of dollars into a vast amount of coal projects never the less coal power is a fossil fuel, a fuel which takes hundreds of year to form so the future of coal is undetermined. Coal is a reliable power source but one of the many concern with coal is the mining process used to remove it from the ground. Ecological effects are developing worries for the industry, with the carbon emissions possibly contributing to global warming.

Credibility: I am concerned for the Earth and believe that by changing out means of getting power, we can change it for the better.

Imagine for a moment that we turn off the light switch …… and then the heating. Now imagine that your smartphone battery is flat. Is it dark? Are you feeling cold and disconnected from your friends and family? You should be, and you certainly would be, if governments around the world did not continue to invest in non-renewable power.

Solar power is also being used in the US Military and even some weapons too.

Attention Getter: Let’s look ahead fifty years and see what the world is like. Imagine a world that is in total war with no end in sight. The cause behind this war is simple, oil. Everyone is fighting over those last few reserves of oil. How can this future be prevented? The answer is solar power.

When the new Southeast Polk High School opened they added many new energy saving products. This included installing geothermal heating under the high school cutting back on the cost of heating such a large building. Many new windows help save on energy used to light the building along with automatic lights that turn off after several minutes without movement. The new high school shows how easy it is to save money and help the environment. Renewable energy is good for all aspects of the U.S, providing jobs, economical growth, environmental cleanliness, and new research for improving energy efficiency. Therefore the United States should use renewable energy to benefit the economy and environment.

My two topics that I will be talking about are Natural Gas and Solar Energy. Natural gas is a nonrenewable resource and pretty soon we are going to have to learn how to do without it. Solar energy will always be around. It’s not very major now but in a few years I’m sure it will be.

In my everyday life, some energy sources I commonly use are natural gas, electricity, and oil. Natural gas is used to heat my home and cook meals in the kitchen. Electricity is used all over my house to light a room or power electronics. I use oil almost daily when I drive my car, although luckily I usually do not have to drive very far. None of these that I use are renewable energy sources. The oil and natural gas are examples of fossil energy. Electricity often is generated through the conversion of other energy sources, such as fossil fuels, which makes it a secondary energy source (Energy Sources, n.d.). I often do not put much thought into my energy uses, as I usually take it for granted.

The Industrial Revolution sparked a need for large sources of energy. Human and animal labor could not provide the power necessary to power industrial machinery, railroads, and ships. The steam engine and later the internal combustion engine provided the bulk of the energy required by the industrial age. Today most nations are still heavily reliant on energy that comes from combustion. Usually coal, petrolium, and natural gas are used. Some hydroelectric, wind power, and nuclear fission sources are used, but in the US they accounted for less than 20% of the total energy consumption in 1997 (1). Many experts are worried that natural resources such as coal and petrolium are being depleted faster than they are being replenished, which could

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (2015) reports that the United States consumed approximately 19.4 million barrels of petroleum products daily, which calculated to an overall total of 7.08 billion barrels by the end of 2015 (para. 2). The United States population consumes a huge quantity of oil alone, in addition to all of the other fossil fuels that it also greatly depends on. Fossil fuels are a natural resource that is in limited supply, and they provide an efficient and consistent supply of power to communities all over the planet. Many people are pleased with the short-term advantages these

Traditionally, oil and other natural gases were what were used to power all of the modern amenities of life. We built this country on coal and natural gasses, as oil helped fuel the push west and began a process of extreme industrialization that allowed the United States to become a major manufacturing power within the growing global economy. Much of the technologies and resources we depend on today were created and fostered through the use of natural gases and coals. Today, most residential and commercial power still depends on such resources to run power for millions of people across the globe. However, as time continued, it was clear that our dependence on oil and gas has begun to have serious negative consequences on the earth that we live in. Natural gasses

The United States is known for its excessive use of energy. I remember in class, SOME of our classmates that were from other countries, were shocked at how much energy we use and waste. This is a clear indication of the US’s attitude towards energy use, which is that we take it for granted. When I went to Ukraine, I remember how limited energy use was. I was only around 10 or 11 and I was shocked that nobody turned their porch lights on at night and I was even more so shocked to find out that most people didn’t even have a porch light. I understand that the porch light here in America is used as a deterrent for robberies, people feel safer if their lights are on. Another thing is how people drive for fun, I’ve heard friends of mine just aimlessly driving around because they are bored and have nothing to do and even that was a surprise for me. We need to somehow create a more efficient way of consuming energy. Sometimes using less energy may not be the answer to using less, for example our houses need to be heated but many aren’t well built and insulated. When my family and I moved into our current house about 15 years ago, we noticed that the insulation had not been changed for about 60 years and my father decided to reinsulate the house. The next winter after re-insulation, our energy use was almost a quarter of what we used last winter. This is indeed an extreme example, due to the poor construction of our house, and I believe that not every house is made that way, but it