alternative energy sources

Are alternative energy sources the answer to ending human dependence on oil?

This is a copy of what I have so far for my outline, which is due this week. I just need an 8 page essay written in APA format following these topics. Please feel free to add any information necessary to extend the paper to be at least 8 pages in length, double spaced in APA format.

I. Introduction
A. Thesis Statement:
Alternative energy sources are economically friendly with fewer cons than those of fossil fuels and they are vital to ending human’s dependence for those fossil fuels.

II. Biomass
A. What is Biomass
1. Biomass comes from plants and animals to produce liquid or solid mass energy sources.
2. The continued growth of biomass fuels could be the beginning of a more profitable industrial revolution leading us to a brighter future (Gehrke, R., 2009).
B. Concerns
1. Are we risking starvation for the use of biomass fuels?
a. We are not risking starvation because we are not wasting anything in the process of making biomass energy. Everything balances out and actually makes profitable sense as we are only using the oils to make biomass energy and oil is not a food.
b. As opposed to destroying the environment and habitats of animals and plants, there are actually plants and animals that are raised for the distinct purpose of producing biomass energies.
C. Positives
1. Biomass sources are produced domestically so we do not have to be as dependent on foreign fossil fuels.
2. Biomass sources burn clean and reduce pollution.
D. Biodiesel
1. Biodiesel is a source of biomass and it can reduce engine wear in a vehicle by nearly half of what fossil fuels can.
2. Biodiesel can also be used to heat your home and it is cleaner and safer for the environment.
E. What does all this tell us?
1. Biomass energy sources are a fantastic alternative to ending our dependence on fossil fuels. People are not aware that it is as easy as picking up the phone or using a search engine to order this type of energy for homes.
III. Wind Energy
A. What is Wind Energy?
1. Wind energy is a very cost-effective way to produce electricity. It is actually pretty self-explanatory; the wind is used to produce energy.
B. Concerns
1. Wind energy is not always available to everyone; there are limits as to what homes wind energy can be used for.
a. A home is required to have at least one acre of land in order to use a wind turbine to produce wind energy (Gehrke, R., 2009).
b. Using Wind energy can be expensive to a homeowner and it requires a lot of manufacturing when it comes to the wind turbine itself.
c. Due to tax increases there has been a slowed investment in wind farms (Turk, J., Bensel, T., 2011).
C. Positives
1. While the use of wind turbines can be expensive, wind energy displaces electricity that would otherwise be made by using natural gas or oil.
2. Wind energy can be used without the use of wind turbines. You can help the environment with stopping the use of your dryer and air drying your clothes with none other than the wind.
3. It is amazing to see the rise of wind farms that are competing with coal-fired plants.
D. What does all this tell us?
1. In time, I believe that wind energy has the potential to become more convenient and eventually replace unnecessary need for fossil fuels.

IV. Solar Energy
A. What is Solar Energy?
1. Solar energy is energy that comes from the sun.
2. Solar energy is a form of energy that has powered the earth since the beginning of time.
B. Solar-Thermal Systems
1. Solar-thermal systems obtain sunlight to produce heat and are used to provide hot water for homes and businesses (Turk, J., Bensel, T., 2011).
2. Solar-thermal systems create electricity without using solar cells.
C. Concerns
1. The pollution that fossil fuels produce may one day modify the suns energy that is released to the earth.
D. Positives
1. If we did not have solar energy we would not have access to any of the other renewable resources such as biomass and wind energy.
2. Using the sun for solar energy to produce heat to your home is as easy as letting it shine through your windows.
3. By collecting light energy from the sun you can heat water (Gehrke, R., 2009).
E. What does all this tell us?
1. Solar energy has been used since the beginning of time and has become more popular for centuries. There is no reason that solar energy should not help in reducing the need for oil.

V. Conclusion
A. Alternative energy sources that are safer for our environment are more than important to ending our constant need for fossil fuels.
B. The need for oil should have no problem becoming unnecessary with so many economically friendly options we have. The strength of the economy, our well-being and quality of life are all loosely linked to the health of our planet (Wallace, M., Adler, B., 2008).

Gehrke, R. (2009). Renewable Energies for Your Home: Real World Solutions for Green Conversions. USA: The McGraw Hill Companies.

Turk, J. and Bensel, T. (2011). Contemporary Environmental Issues. Retrieved from: https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUSCI207.11.1/sections/fm

Wallace, M. & Adler, B. (2008). 50 Years from Today: 60 of the Worlds Greatest Minds Share Their Vision of the Next Half Century. USA: Thomas Nelson

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