| Electrical power around the globe is still primarily | | | | over the prior year. The liquid fire generation of |
| generated by fossil fuel. Legislators, environmentalists | | | | petroleum was up over 200 percent although what it |
| and others who have an interest in saving our planet | | | | contributed to the overall fuel generation was still |
| abhor this. | | | | comparatively minimal as opposed to natural gas, coal |
| Green energy, the use of renewable electrical power | | | | and nuclear means of electrical power. |
| by means of wind, sun and water, is promoted | | | | Overall the net electrical power generation had |
| extensively in just about every country on the planet | | | | increased nearly seven percent since February 2006. |
| by environmentalists, researchers and others | | | | The net electrical power generation that could be |
| concerned with the harm carcinogens are causing the | | | | attributed to plants fired by coal was up 3.4 percent |
| environment. Fossil fuel, unfortunately, still remains | | | | and commercial nuclear use increased by 3.5 percent. |
| the number one source of electrical power. | | | | Petroleum liquid as a commercial electrical power |
| In February of 2007 the U.S. National Oceanic and | | | | resource increased by more than 62 percent while |
| Atmospheric Administration NOAA published its latest | | | | natural gas as a commercial electric provider went up |
| report on climactic conditions and the use and means | | | | nearly 32 percent. Conventional hydroelectric electrical |
| of electrical power. This 2007 February was | | | | power sources were actually one fourth lower than |
| reportedly the coldest since we first started keeping | | | | the prior February although the total electrical power |
| U.S. records in 1895. The nation averaged 32.86 | | | | only decreased 14.4 percent. Wind powered |
| degrees Fahrenheit. This was nearly two degrees | | | | renewable energy as a source of electrical power |
| below the mean temperature for the entire 20th | | | | went up 31.8 percent from the prior year, which may |
| century. During the month, the heating degree days | | | | account for the reduction in hydroelectric power. |
| turned out to be just under 16 percent higher than | | | | Discouraging, however, is the fact that in spite of |
| the prior February and well over 15 percent higher | | | | rampant green energy efforts and even legislation in |
| than what is considered normal. As a result of this | | | | the UK and other parts of Europe and voluntary |
| colder weather and its resulting electrical heating | | | | programs in the United States to implement, fund |
| power increase, the total net electrical power | | | | and reward the use of renewable energy, more than |
| generation increased more than five percent over | | | | half of the U.S. electrical power still came from coal |
| February of 2006. | | | | and coal-fired plants. Nuclear power accounted for |
| The NOAA report broke down the electrical power | | | | just under 21 percent, natural gas for 17.4 percent |
| use by the various fossil fuel resources and other | | | | and petroleum for 2.2 percent. 6.7 percent was |
| sources of electrical power. Coal generation, | | | | provided by conventional hydroelectric means. The |
| statisticians noted, went up nearly three percent and | | | | small portion of electrical power remaining came from |
| nuclear generation increased more than four percent. | | | | the use of renewable energy sources such as solar, |
| Natural gas increased by a whopping 23.8 percent | | | | wind, geothermal and biomass. |