California's growing community of solar energy is increasing at a rate that is satisfying the demands of energy consumers, but is also becoming excessive. A surplus of solar energy is not being utilized by Californians, which is why some groups are advocating for the integration of this excess renewable energy to generate the entire West of the USA. In order to do so, legislation must be passed to integrate this transfer of energy. So far, Governor Gerry Brown is advocating the idea. If this procedure is put into effect, the West will reap the economic benefits of cost efficient renewable energy and the use of clean energy that does not pollute the atmosphere with excess carbon and methane emissions.
The West must recognize the long term benefits that will result if they begin to integrate renewable energy within their region. Not only is is beneficial for the environment as a whole, but for the consumer's finances as well. www.nrdc.org/experts/ralph-cavanagh/how-california-can-avoid-throwing-away-solar-energy
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Environmental Impacts:
CO2 emission reductions should be the major focus for our environment to become cleaner. Coal and oil mines are causing temperatures to peak across the globe as fossil fuels continue to burn and release CO2. In order for the environment to be sustained, energy must be renewable, but utilized at an affordable price for the consumers. How Oil is Made: Oil is a nonrenewable substance that is used throughout the globe to produce gasoline for cars, polyester for clothes, and asphalt for roads, but this source takes 10-100 million years to become oil. Oil begins as plankton. When plantain die, the organism sinks to the bottom of the ocean and combines with mud, which is then heated, pressured, and cooked into oil. Nuclear Energy: Nuclear energy is an energy source that powers 80% of France's electricity. Due to uranium's power as an energy source, nuclear energy is cheaper than coal. Some people fear the dangers of a nuclear power plant exploding, exposing people to immense amounts radiation, but within the last 50 years, only one plant has caused a an endangering radiation exposure to the public. Even though nuclear energy is cheap, creating a power plant is expensive, in order to contain energy within a facility. Climate change's effects are becoming a more prominent concern in Siberia. As the permafrost(frozen soil) continues to melt at a rapid, scientists are beginning to use this region's soil as a source to answer some questions that could improve climate change research. But this melting permafrost is going to deter the climate even more. As climate change is increasing temperatures, the permafrost layer is melting. The permafrost is being exposed to too much sun due to the loss of healthy trees from deforestation that occurred in the 1960s. As the trees were cut down, the newly planted trees grew at a tilt, exposing the ground to more sunlight. This permafrost melt is now creating a crater in Siberia that is expanding with climate change. Scientists also believe that inside this permafrost are vast amounts of methane, which will release into the atmosphere and increase the rate of climate change as the permafrost melts. Scientific research must be funded to decrease the amount of methane being released into the atmosphere to deter this vicious cycle of climate change. As deforestation is now being seen to cause dramatic melting of permafrost, increasing the atmosphere's exposure to more greenhouse gases, laws must be enacted to prevent human activity from impacting the environment in a harmful way. news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/siberia-batagiaka-crater-climate-change/ |
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