As we continue to live our busy lives, we fail to notice the ‘sleeping’ computer on our desk, or the phone charger that’s still on the outlet long after charging our power hungry smartphones or even the small power on light on our Dolby 7.1 Surround System that we have hooked up to our 60 inch TV’s. When we buy appliances at our local electronics, energy consumption never makes a difference on our purchase. After all, we want the largest televisions, the most powerful smartphones, the fastest computers (hooked up with the largest monitors of course), and the higest fidelity sounds speakers can offer. In fact 4.5 million people watched the Super Bowl on a new television which are ever-bigger and ever-clearer. We practically want the largest and most powerful gadgets in the market, and most of us are willing to pay a pretty penny for it ( some of us wait for Black Friday). We might be able to graciously pay for these luxuries and live the good life. Even when the electricity bill rises tenfold, we’ll gladly pay up to hear the bass kicks in our music, to see the seams on that football when our favorite quarterback throws it or play games on the long train rides. After a couple years of these irreresistable splurges, some of us realize that our prices are slowly but surely increasing. Our electricity bills are over the roof, and us citizens of the planet Earth then strive to find a way to reduce them. That is when we decide to look into other sources of energy, as our fossil fuels are starting to become ever so scarce and will continue to do so because of our consumption of 400,000,000,000,000,000 BTUs every year. Many companies started using recyclable materials in their products, and labeled their product as green in energy efficiency. Electricity was now a worry as scientists rush to find out more about the sources of energy. More and more people become interested in green energy, power with as little pollution as possible. Scientists have deemed it impossible for energy to be collected without pollutions. They have been able to reduce the by-product substantially though. The term ‘green’ eventually referred to anything that was
Research Paper: Green Energy Works Cited: Yves Sciama, “Science and life” monthly French magazine, #: 1086 of Mars 2008, article: “Solar, we can finally believe it” and “Black file of the Green Energy”. “Energy Quest” education website of the California Energy Commission, (v. 4.0) debuted February, 2009, subject: “Energy Story”, Chap. 10,15 and 16. J.L. Gamband, E-book: “Last Call to Save Planet Earth: Solar Energy”, 7 reasons why to choose solar Energy, Chap. 2: “Alternative energy”. Introduction…
Rhetorical Analysis Green Energy Alternative energy, renewable energy, energy conservation, whatever the word may be; they all can be described with one word: green energy. So much is being done to conserve energy, like making electrical cars that will reduce gas emissions so that it won't clog up the Earth’s ozone, and changing all light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs, and using nuclear power for energy or wind turbines for energy and also solar panels for energy. This topic is interesting because it…
Wind Energy; Providing New Energy and New Complaints The history of energy has an extensive timeline that goes back further than 700,000 B.C.E, to when humans first generated fire (Weart et al., 2011). As time would show, our fascination and subsequent need for energy became a massive industry across the globe. The demand for energy led us to look for alternative methods, and thus the use of coal, oil, natural gas, petroleum and nuclear energy in the 1950s. With our energy-consumed minds set on…
Green Energy is Blooming. Authors: Tarnowski, Joseph Source: Progressive Grocer. Apr2010, Vol. 89 Issue 3, p106-108. 2p. 2 Color Photographs. Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations *RENEWABLE energy sources *ELECTRIC power production SOLID oxide fuel cells Company/Entity: BLOOM Energy Corp. NAICS/Industry Codes: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Abstract: The article reveals that Bloom Energy Corp. launched the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel…
Persuasive Research Essay with Credible Sources Chantel Tankersley Professor Caulder Persuasive Essay The topic I chose for this essay is if all businesses should go green. Going Green may be the latest trend, but it is a trend with a variety of benefits for business owners. Applying green processes to the workplace creates a healthy environment for employees, reduces unnecessary waste and recognizes the role that businesses play in leading the way for social change. Five reasons…
consumers become more aware of the growing list of environmental issues, the demand for eco-friendly goods in the marketplace will increase. In many parts of the world, eco-friendly practices are becoming the norm for businesses, firms who fail to go green risk becoming obsolete in the marketplace. Today, businesses are expected to be environmentally responsible and proactive in their efforts to protect the Earth. They are obliged to create a sustainable strategy or business approach that will cause…
it appeared that extreme hot in some countries. Moreover, climate change directly affects the urban areas. For example, water shortage, weather patterns and sea level rise. This essay will outline the issues of climate change and evaluate three possible strategies for both developed and developing countries. The essay argues that strategies which are mitigation and adaptation have effective solution. However, urban planning can make the strategies work in developed and developing countries. Climate…
affects the nature but also influences the society. This essay outlines the problems caused by climate change, and evaluates the solutions of it. The essay discusses that climate change may have bad effects on the nature and society. As a result, effective measures should be taken to control the climate change. Climate change influences the world both in natural and social area. Firstly, in urban area, there will have much demand for energy to adjust the air which leads to the “urban heat island…
Austin Monroe Essay Topic #5 One Bottle at a Time There are a myriad number of issues in both my community and state. One of the main issues is waste. Without a doubt, the best way to eliminate waste is to recycle. Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. Often times, people overlook throwing that plastic bottle or piece of paper into the bin. The energy conserved by pitching one plastic…
promoting green products and services. As a result, green products as well as greenwashing products, which are labeled as eco-friendly while actually they are not, have inundated the marketplace in modern society. However, some companies overstate their environmental claims so that customers have difficulty in distinguishing real eco-friendly products from greenwashing ones. This essay will show the reasons for greenwashing problems and discuss Chevron’s (one of the world’s largest integrated energy companies)…