| Green energy refers to the use of power that is not | | | | produce enough energy daily to be the only energy |
| only more efficient than fossil fuel but that is friendly | | | | source for 1000 households. |
| to the environment as well. Green energy is generally | | | | Many countries now offer household and commercial |
| defined as energy sources that dont pollute and are | | | | consumers to opt for total use of green energy. |
| renewable. | | | | They do this one of two ways. Consumers can buy |
| There are several categories of green energy (GE). | | | | their electricity from a company that only uses |
| They are anaerobic digestion, wind power, | | | | renewable green energy technology, or they can buy |
| geothermal power, hydropower on a small scale, | | | | from their general supplies such as the local utility |
| biomass power, solar power and wave power. | | | | company who then buys from GE resources only as |
| Waste incineration can even be a source of green | | | | much of a supply as consumers pay for. |
| energy. | | | | The latter is generally a more cost - efficient way of |
| Nuclear power plants claim that they produce green | | | | supplying a home or office with GE, as the supplier |
| energy as well, though this source is fraught with | | | | can reap the economic benefits of a mass purchase. |
| controversy, as we all know. While nuclear energy | | | | Green energy generally costs more per kilowatt hour |
| may be sustainable, may be considered renewable | | | | than standard fossil fuel energy. |
| and does not pollute the atmosphere while it is | | | | Consumers can also purchase green energy |
| producing energy, its waste does pollute the | | | | certificates, which are alternately referred to as |
| biosphere as it is released. | | | | green tags or green certificates. These are available |
| The transport, mining and phases before and after | | | | in both Europe and the United States, and are the |
| production of nuclear energy does produce and | | | | most convenient method for the average consumer |
| release carbon dioxide and similar destructive | | | | to support green energy. More than 35 million |
| greenhouse gases. When we read of green energy, | | | | European households and one million American |
| therefore, we rarely see nuclear power included. | | | | households now buy these GE certificates. |
| Those who support nuclear energy say that nuclear | | | | While GE is a great step in the direction of keeping |
| waste is not, in fact, released into our earths | | | | our environment healthy and our air as pollutant free |
| biosphere during its normal production cycle. They | | | | as possible, it must be noted that no matter what |
| stress as well that the carbon dioxide that nuclear | | | | the energy, it will negatively impact the environment |
| energy production releases is comparable, in terms of | | | | to some extent. |
| each kilowatt hour of electricity, to such sources of | | | | Every energy source, green or otherwise, requires |
| GE as wind power. | | | | energy. The production of this energy will create |
| As an example of the GE production the average | | | | pollution during its manufacture. Green energys impact |
| wind turbine, such as the one in Reading England, can | | | | is minimal, however. |