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My Essay explains the facts that solar energy is the most efficient, cheap, and less damaging to the enviroment. The essay explains, while talking and comparing about others that solar energy is the best.

(Mr. Cooper and I tried to make this look the same, and it kept giving us problems.) __Solar Energy __ (My Group)  Solar energy is energy that is produced from the sun. Because it is from the sun, it can be produced anywhere, where sun light is. Yes, the sun is not always out but, “solar energy’s potential is off the chart. The energy in sunlight striking the earth for 40 minutes is equivalent to global energy con­sumption for a year” (Solar Grand Plan p.64). You cannot be charged for the sun shining. So how can solar energy be expensive? Well it’s not! Solar photovoltaic are known to expensive, but, “In the past few years the cost to produce photo­voltaic cells and modules has dropped signifi­cantly”. (Solar Grand Plan p66). Solar energy is also clean and it is pretty much unattainable for the sun to run out, so neither will solar energy. Solar energy does not involve much noise and that is another great thing about solar energy.

__Nuclear __ Nuclear is an exceedingly hazardous energy to finance yourself into. This is because of the mounting costs of manufacturing nuclear fuel. “ To reduce the amount of long-lived radioactive waste, the U.S. Depart­ment of Energy has pro­posed reprocessing spent fuel in this way and then “burning” the plutonium in special reactors. But reprocessing is very expensive. Also, spent fuel emits lethal radia­tion, whereas separated plutonium can be handled easily. So reprocessing invites the possibility that terrorists might steal plutonium and construct an atom bomb” (Rethinking Nuclear Fuel Recycling p88). So Nuclear power is inefficient, expensive, and terrible for the environment. There would have to be several occurrences for Nuclear power to accommodating to the world. So, why would you want to finance your hard-earned money into something that isn’t worth? You don’t solar energy all the way! __Hydroelectric __  When I hear hydroelectric I imagine of something gigantic, or involving a lot of materials. Hydroelectric is extremely expensive in investing. Hydroelectric takes time in planning and constructing dams. For this to work on dams it involves iron and/or steal. “ Fluctuating regional water resources, growing obliga­tions, and market pressures on water uses are just a few constraints that may limit the growth of hydroelectric production” ( Hydropower-setting a course of energy for our future p18). This can harm animals around the dam. So this energy is harmful to the environment. “To reduce these downstream impacts, researchers are evaluating the costs and benefits of modi-fied stream flows at several projects” (Hydropower-setting a course of energy for our future p14). If they do this for sure hydroelectric energy will not work. So then what is the point of Hydroelectric energy? There is not, solar energy all the way! 

__Biofuels __  “Broadly speaking, biofuel refers to any solid, liquid or gas fuel that has been derived from biomass. It can be produced from any carbon source that is easy to replenish - such as plants” (Biofuel the pros and cons). Biofuel, I imagine something abnormally huge and needs a lot of energy to work properly. Biofuels have several disadvantages some examples are as the following. The Biodiversity, scientists fright that fertilizing supplementary land to construct several crops for the biofuels. The more land that is being taken away the more habitats will be taken away for animals and plants. “It is feared for example, that some Asian countries will sacrifice their rainforests to build more oil plantations” (Biofuel the pros and cons). Another example is the carbon emissions being produced. The flaming of the biofuels can diminish greenhouse gas emissions. Investing to Biofuels is risky business because it is hurting the environment and other energies that are actually important. Solar energy all the way!  __Wind __  <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wind energy, is that dependent on? We can’t predict the wind. Yes, we know, that wind power is non-polluting because it is just wind, but turbines can generate a great deal of noise. From the beginning of the paragraph wind cannot be predicted, and shortly wind will have to be predicted in the long term. But that is almost impossible, so you can’t always depend on the wind. Then why invest into wind energy? “The economical nature of wind energy may take a beating in terms of costs of new substations and transmission lines” (Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Energy). Wind turbines can be very pricey. “The main disadvantage regarding wind power is down to the winds unreliability factor. In many areas, the winds strength is too low to support a wind turbine or wind farm, and this is where the use of solar power <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> could be great alternatives” (Clean Energy Ideas). Obviously from all these clear disadvantages, there would be no reason why you would want or mainly rely on wind power. Solar energy all the way!

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