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4. Since many of the current and future citizens of our planet desire a modern and
high standard of living, the strain on resources is only likely to get worse. Special
attention is paid to fossil fuels since they finite and provide for most of the
worlds current energy needs. But how realistic is it to move to renewable energy
sources and maintain our current standard of living? Watch physicist David
Mackays TED talk Reality Check on Renewables. Which 2 renewable energy
sources provide the most efficient and realistic production possibilities in the
future? Write an email message to a US legislator expressing your fact-based
opinion on one renewable technology. Copy my email address when you send it.
a. Solar panels in desserts
b. Nuclear power
Greetings Senator Klobuchar,
I wanted to email you about the possibility of solar power in deserts as
an alternative energy opportunity. Solar power is a clean, renewable
energy source with zero carbon emissions. In the desert, solar panels
can extract so much energy due to the constant sun exposure and
heat. If only 1/18th of the land area of the Sahara desert were covered
with solar panels, it would make enough power for all of Europe and