A hot debate at last week’s presidential debate was alternative and renewable uses of energy. Renewable energy is energy from a source that is not depleted when used.
Trump’s views are rather out there as far as how alternative renewable energy effects the nation. Trump believes that it sinks America deeper into debt and puts more American jobs at risk.
Hillary on the other hand believes that with climate change being such the impending threat that it is, alternative energy is a necessity. “[She] wants the U.S. to have half a billion solar by [the year] 2020. And [she] want[s] to generate enough renewable electricity to power every home in America in the next ten years.”
There are several potential sources of renewable and alternative energy. The most common is solar power, or, energy retrieved from the sun. However there is also hydroelectric, tidal, biomass, geothermal, and wind energy.
Today about 25% of our energy sources are from petroleum, which is a nonrenewable source. Currently renewable energy is at 8%. America is second, only to China, in energy consumption. Resources are being destroyed at when we could simply use renewable sources to make sure all our resources aren’t used.
Of course there are downsides to renewable energy sources as well. The energy could be limited to locational problems, weather, which is beyond our control, and the energy sources not being economically feasible. Even with these more eco-friendly renewable sources, pollution is still a potential possibility.
Basically no matter what sources people use for energy, energy sources are depleted. When a person goes the more traditional route, they actually use up resources that have the potential to never come back. When a person uses more eco-friendly options, they are harshly limited as far as where they can live and when they can use their energy. With eco-friendly options costing more and having more limitations, traditional energy seems here to stay.