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What is Energy?
Energy is the power to "do work." Anything that takes effort is work- and it always requires energy. At home, you commonly use energy in several ways: 1. To heat things up. Cooking, keeping a house warm, heating the water for a shower. 2. To cool things down. It takes energy to keep food cold in refrigerators, to make ice cubes, and to run an air conditioner. 3. To make light. Without energy, you'd be in the dark - literally. Whether it's directly from the sun, from a battery in a flashlight, or from an electric outlet. 4. To do work. You us energy to run clothes washers and dryers, food mixers, lawn mowers, and automobiles, among other things. As you can see, you use energy in everything you do. Where Does Energy Come From? The energy you use in your home, electricity and natural gas, comes from natural resources, many of which developed over millions of years and are in limited supply. The most common source of energy used in the United States are described below, along with some candidates for future energy sources. Fossil Fuels ● It takes millions of years to create coal, oil, and natural gas. They are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago - about the same time as the plants and animals found in fossils. ● At the rate the world is going, all fossil fuels will be burned up in a couple of centuries. Coal ● Coal is a little like rock and a little like charcoal - hard, black and slightly greasy. It's found underground. Coal is burned mainly in electric plants and factories. In surface mines (also called strip mines), the soil and rock are peeled off with heavy machinery until the miners can get to the coal below. Oil ● Like coal, oil was formed from the remains of ancient jungles that were buried over centuries. ● Oil is the most widely used fuel in the United States and throughout the world. Most of the oil burned it to power cars, trucks, ships, and planes. Natural Gas ● This fuel is found under ground, too. It's called "natural" because when it comes out of the earth it's already in gas form. ● Natural gas is used most often for cooking and heating. Nuclear Power ● Nuclear energy comes from splitting atoms of uranium ore. The heat from splitting those atoms is used to turn water into steam and powers electric generators. Geothermal ● If you dug a deep well, you'd find that the earth around the well gets hotter the further you go down. ● In some places, water trickles down through cracks in the earth and eventually gets to rocks so hot that the water boils into steam. ● This steam then rises out of the earth, gushing into geysers like Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. This kind of steam is used to turn generators and make electricity in several places around the world. Solar ● Scientists have designed special panels that cover light energy (sun) into electric energy. You've probably have a toy, calculator, or a watch that uses "solar cells." Wind ● Pioneers in America used windmills to pump their water out of wells. Now wind turbines are used to generate electricity. ● The wind spins the big fan, (turbine blades), which in turn, run a generator that makes electricity. Hydroelectricity ● It's no mystery that water flows downhill. ● Today, the force of falling water is used to generate electricity. Dams across rivers trap the water and direct it to run through pipes down tens stories or more to turn turbines that produce electricity. Incentives-Policies for Renewables & Efficiency A Promising Future Looking in to the future, engineers and scientists are confident that there will be other sources of energy. Two of the most popular are: ● Biomass: Biomass is organic matter that may be available on a renewable basis. Today, the biomass used to fuel electrical power plants includes plant fiber, animal waster, industrial waste, and solid waste. ● Ocean Tides: Since 1966, a commercial power plant in France has been generating electricity from the push and pull of the ocean tides. The world potential for tidal power is estimated to be 3,000 gigawatts. 
How to Free Yourself of ANY Disease, Stop Fatigue,And Create Unstoppable Energy in Your Life, ebook By Kacper M. PostawskiAttain how to supercharge your sleep system to sleep less, and have more time and energy in your life. How to create an extra-ordinary level of energy in your life, 24/7, never feel, and how to free yourself of Fatigue. Energy and the Environment Using too much energy doesn't just waste resources- it affects the health of our planet. When you conserve energy, you not only lower your energy cost, you also reduce the need for more power plants, preserve natural resources, and decrease pollution. Air Pollution ● Whenever fuels like coal or gasoline are burned, chemical waste products are released into the air, even if you can't see it. ● The chemical floats in the air above the city, where sunlight turns them into pollution. (smog) Today, more than half of all Americans live in places where the air is unhealthy at least a few days a year. ● The biggest source of smog are cars, trucks, factories and electric power plants. Acid Rain ● In some parts of the United States there is as much acid in the rain as there is in lemon juice and vinegar. ● Car exhaust and the smoke from factories and many coal and oil plants contain invisible substances that turn into acid when they mix with moisture in the clouds. The acid then falls to earth in rain or snow from those clouds. ● The two key pollutants in the formation of acid rain are sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. ● This contaminated rain and snow raises the acidity of lakes, streams, and forest floors. Many lakes in the Northeast are so polluted that no fish can live in them. ● You can further reduce the amount of pollutants that form acid rain by driving less and using less electricity. Water Pollution ● Our oceans, rivers, and bays are full of life. The plants and creatures that live there depend on clean water for life and health. You can do a better job of keeping the water clean and safe for them. ● Power plants use water to generate energy and for cooling. When this water is returned to the environment, it can change the temperature, oxygen demand, sediment loading, and light penetration of natural bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, bays, and oceans. If not properly managed, such changes can harm many aquatic organisms and their habitats. The Greenhouse Effect Scientist believe that emissions of greenhouse gases caused by humans are changing the Earth's climate. ● The air around us contains invisible gases. They help keep the Earth warm enough for us to live on it. Acting like windows, they let sunlight in and keep enough heat from escaping into space to sustain life on Earth. The main gas that does this is carbon dioxide (CO2). Another is methane-the main ingredient in natural gas. Other gases that trap heat in the atmosphere (known as "greenhouse gases') include nitrous oxide, hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride. ● By burning coal, oil, and gas, scientists tell us that people are putting more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the air, which traps more heat in the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. This is called the "greenhouse effect." ● Every time you flip off a light switch, turn down the heat, ride your bike, or find an alternative to using a car, you're helping the Earth. Habitat Change Whether the result of digging for coal, damming a river to produce hydroelectric power, or storing a nuclear power plant's radioactive waste safely, the production of energy can have an impact on the surrounding natural habitat. ● Conserve energy preserve open spaces. Conserving energy means less energy is needed. When you use less energy, less energy has to be produced, and that can mean building fewer power plants. Fewer power plants leaves land available for open space, for parks, and for wilderness areas that people and animals can enjoy. ● Support renewable energy creates a healthier environment. Air emissions associated with generating electricity from solar, geothermal, and wind technologies are negligible because no fuels are burned when energy is generated from these sources. Information provided by The Earth●Works Group.  Independent Eco Consultant for Sacramento, CA
Phone: 916-709-4935
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I welcome you to contact me for more information about a Green Home Makeover, Green Office Makeover or hosting a GO GREEN Workshop. I also have some "green" fundraising products for your favorite non-profit organization. Rely on me to help you and your family along the path to a healthier, greener life. Contact me to discuss becoming an Eco-Consultant in your community or sign up thru this link if we have already spoken about Green Irene. If you have trouble reaching me through the contact information above, you can call Green Irene HQ at (888) 212-4733 ext. 1.
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