Week 4: Sources of Energy

2/13/2012

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Humans depend on energy for many activities every day. There are many different ways of obtaining, transforming, and distributing this energy, each of which has different environmental consequences.

Assignment...answer the following in the comment section...
  1. Select an energy source (renewable or nonrenewable) and make a case or argue why it is the best source of energy for people to use.  Include at least five facts about the energy source (for example, location, how abundant it is, is it renewable/nonrenewable, cost, and so on...). 
  2. Include at least on professional source other than study island with your answer....no Wikipedia this time, fine a credible website dedicated to your energy source....copy and paste the web address in your post.
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Max D.
2/14/2012 01:45:01 am

I think that water energy is the best source of renewable energy.
I believe this because with energy like coal for instance you can run out and it takes a long amount of time to be recreated. And with renewable energy link wind and sunlight, you could have a windless day or a cloudy day. But we can all ways create flowing water.

So that's why i think that water is the way to go.

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Izzy S
2/14/2012 02:54:52 am

1 . Solar energy is one of the best energy for people to use because , it is much less expensive for people , and that would really help out a lot of people . It is a renewable energy . Solar energy comes from the sun . If you have something with solar energy , it is charged from energy from the sun . Say you have a solar powered car , it would be charged from the suns energy , most days when the sun is out . You would not have to pay for gas anymore for your car . The sun never goes away , so you will ALWAYS have solar energy .

2 . One professional source in natural gas . You can find it here :
http://www.prosourceenergy.com/advantages.htm

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Branden
2/14/2012 04:40:36 am

Solar Energy is the best source of energy for people to use because, it is an inexhaustible resource, which people cannot use up all of it. Solar power has far fewer environmental consequences than fossil fuels. The negative effects are minor and are related to the manafacturing and disposing of the solar panels which convert solar energy into electrical energy. Cost is main reason that the technology is not more widespred. Solar energy is very expensive to harness in useful quantities.

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Branden
2/14/2012 05:10:21 am

www.google.com
Websites for Solar energy
click Solar Electric Power Association/SEPA
clicksolar companies

SEPA is an excellent resource for solar companies, keeping you up-to-date on solar technology. SEPA also provides a unique forum for you to connect with electric utilities which are quickly emerging as the largest customer for the solar industry.

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K'ala B
2/15/2012 02:12:03 am

The renewable energy source that I picked was the Sun. I picked the Sun because we need the sun to live.If we had no sun there would be no life.The Sun is in the center of the Solar System.The Sun is the Earth's ultimate energy source. It is estimated that the sun will continue for another 6 million years. The sun is extremely hot- in the core it is about 18 million degrees Fahrenheit.The Sun is renewable which means it will never run out for a very long time.It does not cost anything to get sunlight you just have almost every where you go.

The website that I went on to get info is http://www.kids-and-space.com/sites/sun.htm


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david b
2/15/2012 02:26:11 am

Section 1.

I chose renewable resorces.
1. Because renewable resorces can be found anywhere.
2. They cost not much or any thing.
3. They are also renewable such as newspaper can be torn up and used for mulch.
4. They also be very abundant because again paper because it is made out of trees.
5. And something that is renewable is never going to run out.




Section 2.

1. http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Resources.htm

2. www.nrel.gov/rredc

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Emma S link
2/22/2012 03:19:37 am

Renewable sources are the best to use because you renew it. This can be very good for the environment and this can help people understand how the real world works. The renewable resource is very inexpensive. We use it every single day too, Renewable resources include hydro power, biomass, wind and etc.

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