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Natural Gas as an Alternative Energy Resource Natural gas is one of many energy resources being sought out as an alternative to some of the more pollutant geologic resources used abundantly today. Natural gas is being raved about due to how much cleaner it burns than other traditional fossil fuels, and it is becoming one of the more popular forms of energy because of this trait. It is a colorless, odorless fossil fuel, also known as methane. Today's uses for this resource are heating, cooling

Traditional power plants emit 0.03 millirem per year as opposed to nuclear power plants emitting 0.009 millirem per year (McGregor, para 13). These two advantages combine to make nuclear power a much more environmentally attractive alternative to coal and natural gas. Chernobyl and Three Mile Island are two bloody shirts that opponents to nuclear power have waved in their arguments against its proliferation. Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster in Russia that exposed the surrounding area to a severe

It's Time to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels to Environmentally Friendly Energy Sources Fossil fuels, the main fuel for firing power stations for electricity, heating homes, and providing fuel for transport, have been used for many years. Despite their relative inexpensiveness, fossil fuels have major drawbacks. They introduce a myriad of negative implications including environmental degradation, global warming, acid rain, health problems, and ecosystem destruction. Even though fossil

Coal mining is not only a dangerous job, but also life threatening and deadly. Many accidents have happened over the years and coal mining is less popular than it was when it first started. Even though today fifty percent of our electricity is powered by coal. There are four different types of coalmines, each very different. The first type are drift or slope mines, they are driven into valley walls near seams of coal. The second types of mines are shaft mines, these types of mines use pumps to

the statistics by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in 2009, the usage of coal was still the largest source to generate the power. Sources of electricity in the United States were generated by 44.9% of coal, 20.3% of nuclear, 23.4% of natural gas, 1% of petroleum, 6.9% of hydroelectric conventional and 3.6% of others (Electric Power Monthly with Data for February 2014). Coal

Although the construction procedure of nuclear power plants will substantially deplete the countries funds, they will eventually become a beneficial asset, producing more kilowatts than coal, wind or solar (Burgess, 2013). As more plants are manufactured, it's anticipated that construction costs will decline, making the expense of nuclear generated electricity that much more interesting towards the general public, resulting in a more profitable

CEMENT Introduction Global climate change is a growing global problem every decade. Climate change is caused by increased greenhouse gases (namely Carbon Dioxide) being released into the atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide mainly comes from burning fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, and oil from power plants and oil refineries. However, a new type of technology developed from a California company named Calera is being introduced to climate-friendly energy production by reducing the amount of Carbon Dioxide output

Together nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams provide about 50% of the power generated for the United States doing so in a clean and efficient manner. Both systems have their ups and down, radiation and disrupting ecosystems for example, but their benefits far outweigh the small risks and problems they create. We have progressed in leaps and bounds in power development making these two much safer and efficient than most other ways to generate electricity.      Hydroelectric

Security of power plants Existing measure. There are many security measures enforced within the premises of the plants and also in their surrounding areas. All the plants in Pennsylvania comply with the NRC standards. They follow what is called as a “Design in Depth” strategy. All the plants have multi-level security checks. Background verification is done for all the employees regardless of their positions. Metal detectors are there in all the plants. There is 24X7 surveillance around the area.

The world currently faces a major problem. This problem is the need for alternative energy sources which can be converted into electricity because the main energy source currently used is coal and the coal deposits will not last forever. The main alternative energy sources that many countries are currently researching are wind, solar, hydro and nuclear. But there is currently another source of energy that is heavily debated to see whether the pros outweigh the cons. This energy source is natural