Energy Resource Plan

All of us use energy every day. We use it for entertainment, cooking, transportation, lighting, heating and cooling homes, and manufacturing. The more energy we use the more pollutants are being released into our environment. Because of the limited amount of non-renewable energy sources, it is important to conserve our current supply or to use renewable energy sources so that our natural resources will be available for future generations.

Renewable energy is natural resources such as sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity, biomass, and biofuels. Non-renewable energy sources are oil, natural gas, and coal. Non-renewable energy is energy taken from resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve. Non-renewable energy cannot be replenished in a short period of time.

These are three ways you can conserve and help the environment. You can recycle, use compost, and stop using pesticides and herbicides. Recycling helps reduce resources and keeps the materials out of the environment. Reusing a product or container instead of throwing it away or buying a new one and you can reuse grocery bags or reuse glass jars for storage containers. Composting is also a great way to help your lawn, flowers, and vegetables. Using compost you are returning nutrients to the soil and everything you are growing will be healthier and look better. You can also put your egg shells, coffee grounds; vegetable matter, tea bags, and leaves, to name a few, in a section of your yard. If you stop using pesticides and herbicides you are helping the soil and water from being contaminated. Also, exposure to pesticides and herbicides can increase risk of cancer and other ailments.

The government can help conserve by providing more funding to conservation efforts, acquiesce to sound scientific