Renewable Energy

The world we live in is very dependent on artificial sources of energy. Almost all everyday needs are somehow affected by the world's energy situation; oil has become such a high commodity that without enough of of it, there would be a shortage of many mundane products, for example, many may not know this but refined crude oil can produce polyester fibers. This essentially means that the curtains in your living room or the sewing thread you seldom use to alter your clothes  is in some part made of oil. Over the counter pain relievers are also products that are made with chemicals from oil. common fertilizer that is used rear crops and produce feed for cattle are also made with cheap oil; however now that the oil is no longer cheap, the price of fertilizer has steadily increased with has caused the price of food to climb. Our dependence of oil runs much deeper than many of us might have guessed, but oil is not the only solution. 

there are several renewable sources of energy out there and my hope is that one day, more energy friendly sources of energy will replace oil. I understand that my dream of alternative energy replacing oil is very unlikely; this summer is a great example, when oil prices rose this 

summer, people were very concerned and it seemed to me that they bought more oil because they felt that the supply might run out.  I suspect that people reacted this way to the potential oil shortage because, they lived through the shortage of 1992. The most logical form of renewable energy to me is wind energy. There is a considerable source of wind across the world and many scientists before now have tried to generate energy from the wind with considerable success. The major draw back of this energy source however is that to generate a respectable amount of energy, one must have enormous wind turbines. These machines produce energy kinetically with movement from the wind.  This form of energy is a great resource, but unfortunately the cost wind turbines are a bit unnerving. 

Solar energy is another form of renewable energy that I hope one day relieves oil of its duties. solar energy works the use of photovoltaic cells. These cells are commonly rectangular and work by absorbing as much of the sun's rays and converting them to energy. Solar energy is increasingly becoming popular; many PV cells can be found atop many buildings and on large farms. Unfortunately, PV cells are mainly used as back-up generators, but I believe that this is a step towards a decrease in dependence.

Although this term is now cliche it is true, this might be the most election of our life time. I write this because, the next president of our country will take power at a time in our country's history were there is so much going on. Not to say that other president have had it easy, but today our country's economy is very unstable and this is in great part to our energy crisis. It is arguable that our country's energy crisis is a result of our oil problem. The decrease in oil has tipped our economy and in effect, the world. 

In choosing a candidate for president, I think citizens should know how their candidates feel about alternative energy. Barack Obama the Democratic nominee believes that or energy problem is big, but he does not seem to feel that it is the most pressing issue. Unfortunately, John McCain takes the same position on the matter. Both candidates believe that straightening our the economy is more urgent. I ask, wont establishing a strong alternative energy plan in turn help to align the economy?...

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