Energy Solutions
By: Mike • Essay • 260 Words • December 15, 2009 • 834 Views
Essay title: Energy Solutions
Oil is the black gold of the twentieth century; it has transformed a number of developing countries, like Saudi Arabia, from being poor to being wealthy and has fast-forwarded the industrial revolution in most western nations. It was, however, also the source for many 20th century conflicts like the gulf war.
We differentiate two forms of energy: sustainable energy and fossil fuels (primarily oil, coal and natural gas).
Wind, solar, geothermal and tidal energy are all forms of sustainable energy: energy that does not pollute and that don’t affect the energy reserves of generations to come. It comes in many forms beside the ones stated before. Hydrogen, Bio fuel and even Nuclear power are also considered sustainable. It is the sustainable forms of energy that have a future, as these will not run out and are not harmful to our environment.
Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, which were formed from the remains of organic life