The Vice President of Clean Energy urges Texas to replace oil and coal manufacturing with renewable energy. The benefits behind the use of wind and solar outcompete those of nonrenewable energy resources. Unemployment can decrease due to an increase in job availability when wind turbines and solar panels are implemented into production and the competitive prices renewable energy faces against costly oil refineries and coal industries. The use of renewable energy resources will also reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, and the advocacy group for making Texas more environmentally sustainable also wants to implement new restrictions on the emission of methane. Out of the nation, Texas still ranks as the highest carbon emitting state, even with their population being less than California by at least 10,000 residents, California's carbon emissions are still 17 metric tons less than Texas.' With California using renewable resources within the past decade to generate 20% of the state's electricity, they are able to reduce their carbon footprint.
The opportunities of utilizing renewable energy are greater than the traditional use of oil and coal to generate power. Texas must consider these benefits not only for their economy, but the environment as well. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/02/09/187303/environmental-group-urges-lawmakers-to-focus-on-renewable-energy-natural-gas/
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