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