| Crude oil is expensive, very expensive, that | | | | itself to be the best alternative to fuel. |
| is a fact. Because of these high prices other | | | | |
| products like petrol and electricity are | | | | Until now, fuel is still the most efficient |
| following. The prices are going up and down | | | | mean to power the world. Most of the existing |
| but the trend is up and the trend will not be | | | | power plants today use petroleum, natural |
| going down in near future. With the problems | | | | gas, coal, or nuclear energy to produce |
| in the world we are facing today these prices | | | | electricity. Most of our energy consumptions |
| are also unlikely to be stabilized. One | | | | are used to power houses and businesses and |
| factor that causes the prices to rise is | | | | come mainly from petroleum. The second |
| political instability in various parts of the | | | | largest energy source is natural gas followed |
| world. These world issues (instability in the | | | | by coal and nuclear energy. And these are |
| East and in Africa) have been here for a long | | | | sufficient enough to provide power to major |
| time and will not be resolved easily. The | | | | cities. Most forms of transportation today |
| demand for energy is also growing as new | | | | are realized by traditional fuels like |
| economies are also growing like China, India | | | | petrol, kerosine and diesel. However, power |
| and Brazil. Because this demand can not be | | | | demands and transportation may increase in |
| met the prices are going through the roof and | | | | year's time as the world population grows. At |
| probably will continue to rise. When looking | | | | the same time, these known resources are |
| at the need for energy and knowing that this | | | | exhausting. The environment is also greatly |
| can not be met, we are moving toward an | | | | affected with these energy sources. Soon, |
| energy crisis unless we do something else. | | | | what we have today may not sustain us any |
| | | | longer. |
| What are the alternatives? Luckily there are | | | | |
| real good alternatives. These can be found in | | | | Making the decision to invest in alternative |
| alternative energy. This is energy that is | | | | energy will result in several advantages. |
| converted from the sun, wind, water and | | | | First, using these energy sources will be |
| animals in various ways. The advantages are | | | | clean and safe. They do not produce harmful |
| crystal clear. They are environment friendly, | | | | gases. Secondly, once an alternative energy |
| clean, in abundance and most importantly | | | | plant is built, power is virtually free. Or, |
| free. | | | | if there is a need to use power, it will |
| | | | readily come to the power these plants |
| Although the advantages are perfectly clear | | | | produce. |
| and the sources are 'free' a lot of money | | | | |
| needs to be invested in the process of | | | | Third, in the long run it will be cheaper |
| converting these forms of energy. It is the | | | | because we will be able to use these energy |
| improvement of the current technology and the | | | | sources for centuries to come without hurting |
| development of new technology that is costing | | | | the environment. |
| a lot of money. One can wonder if this is | | | | |
| worth it. Are we not taking a big risk in | | | | Even though there are risks and reasons not |
| spending too much money? | | | | to invest, not investing in alternative |
| | | | energy will certainly result in an energy |
| Like in any other businesses investing your | | | | crisis. Avoiding this crisis means looking |
| money in alternative energy would mean taking | | | | for alternatives. To explore the |
| several risks. First, it is relatively new | | | | possibilities we need to invest money to gain |
| and it may not be successful in the end. | | | | knowledge and keep improving this. |
| Although it is clean and safe, there is a | | | | Ultimately, investing in alternative energy |
| great possibility that in the end, it may end | | | | will be beneficial for the earth and the |
| up harming the environment. And, this | | | | animals and people living on the planet. That |
| multi-billion dollar industry has not yet | | | | is not only an investment; it is a gift that |
| proven its worth and has not yet established | | | | is beneficial to all of us. |