Coal has been used ever since history started been recorded. How far back it? The exact date not precisely know. In early times it was used as heat, light and even as a weapon. It has been a great allied for us. After using coal for thousands of years it is time for a change. We have modernized the way we do almost everything except the way we power the earth. Fossils fuels were once our only way to produce energy. It provided jobs and kept progress moving. Times have change and now we need too. New technology now gives us alternative ways to produce energy. Sun does not only warm our planet but it can power it too. A cool breeze on a hot day feels great. Just these two things can be used in so many ways. Alternative Energy creates no pollution, …show more content…
According to Epstein, Paul R and Christine’s, Inside the Greenhouse: “If left unchecked, heat-trapping emission, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), are expected to cause irreversible damage to communities throughout the United States and around the world.” [1] If something is causing damage it should be fixed, and if it is causing irreversible damage it should be fixed right away. Some think if it broken replace it, like a car. Having put more and more money in to, finally saying that’s enough. Fossil fuel is that car and alternative energy is that replacement. A Renewable Electricity Futures Study said “numerous studies have repeatedly shown that renewable energy can be rapidly deployed to provide a significant share of future electrical needs, even after accounting for potential constraints.” [2]. Alternative energy is a pollution free resource to producing energy. In a speech from President Jimmy Carter on April 20, 1977 to the joint session of Congress “We must protect the environment. Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems—wasteful use of resources. Conservation helps us solve both at once.” This was the first time a president took a stand for renewable energy and its importance to our existent. President Barack Obama in