Alternative Energy Alternatives

The world has solely relied on fossil fuels to supply us energy. Alone petroleum, coal, natural gas, and oil makes up eighty-one percent of the United States of America’s energy. If the world does not push to use alternative energy, eventually completely switching to alternative energy, leaving fossil fuels in the past, we will never stop some of the environmental problems contributed with burning fossil fuels. Some of the harsh environmental problems are air pollution, water pollution, and oil spills, just to name a few. It is time to make a tremendous effect to stop the damaging consequences of the burning and use of fossil fuels. I firmly believe the United States can lead the revolution in switching to alternative energy. In order to comprehend …show more content…
Nicholas C. Arguimbau, an environmental lawyer, states that the “production of oil has been steadily dropping and is poised to drastically decline in just a few years.” (Energy Alternatives pg. 12) It is simple. The demand for oil and other fossil fuels are at an all-time high. “Countries such as India and China are consuming fossil fuels at an ever faster rate.” (Energy Alternatives pg. 12) With the population of countries growing tremendously, of course the demand and high need for fossil fuels. There are more houses, cars, buildings, factories and much more to power. Although we are discovering new places were oil has been hiding, it is not enough to meet the exceeding demand that is already on the market. It simply will not cut it. We need other options. “At the present rate of thirty billion barrels per year, eighty-two million barrels per day it will gone in thirty-three years, and consumption has been rapidly increasing, not decreasing, so if anything it will all e gone sooner…” (Energy Alternatives pg. 12) Discovering more oil is barely cutting it as a temporary fix. We need a permanent solution,