Your Questions About Green Living

The Expert answers:

Several problems can arise such as;
If the whole world was to switch to biomass there would be no natural environment as we know it because we would consume more than the world could produce and that would not be socially acceptable. Poor resource management such as where more biomass is used then can be grown could lead to our destruction (Easter island)
Ecologically speaking it could destroy an ecosystem and possibly cause a chain reaction of collapsing ecosystem. With advances in biogas production and using algea to produce oils there is a possibility that our energy needs could be met with large scale biomass farming and biogass collection/processing but only with good planning by scientists.

The Expert answers:

There is a growing concern regarding the collaboration between fossil fuels and environmental pollution. Debates regarding this contamination have become commonplace in today’s effort to sustain the earth’s health. Fossil fuels are not considered a renewable energy source and aside from the environmental impact, the cost of retrieving and converting them is beginning to demand notice. Seemingly this issue has many different angles that need to be addressed in order to ensure future generations a sustainable living

What is Renewable Energy? Renewable energy is that source of energy that does not diminish and gets their replenishment of energies from other natural sources like wind, sun, flowing water, geothermal flows of heat and biological processes.

With the depletion in resources of fossil fuel there seems to be a growing demand for solutions that can generate the same output but will not die out at the same time. Using energy resources also is environmentally friendly as we are only taking what nature has to offer, and generating energy from it.

Almost 18 % of energy consumption globally was from energy sources in the year 2006. The Geysers in United States, California is one of the world’s largest geothermal installations. The leader in Ethanol fuel is Brazil, this fuel drawn out of sugarcane, is used to drive vehicles. The highest ownership in household solar is Kenya, where most of the households draw their energy from solar power stations.

With so much happening globally in terms of renewable resources, several countries now have passed legislations that will help increase its use. This has seen a trend in increase in market demand for newer technologies in the energy resource industry.
Therefiore, converting fossil fuels may also result in the accumulation of solid waste. This type of accumulation has a devastating impact on the environment.

The Expert answers:

For commuting use Bicycle, For Cooking and Lighting Use Solar Energy. If you are forced to Use Motor Transport then UsePublic Transport system. If not atleast join a car pool.

The Expert answers:

It is definitely possible however if governments don’t invest in it it is unlikely to happen.

Here is the proof

This is a report by scientists which shows it is possible to generate all our energy from renewable sources by 2020 if we wanted to.

Http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-path-to-sustainable-energy-by-2030

Also “blue-green” algae can produce electricity or Diesel simply from air, water and sunlight. Although not fully developed yet they provide great opurtunities.

Http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article477049.ece

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanobacteria#Biotechnology_and_applications

Seriously look at these links if we really wanted to we could produce plenty of energy.

The Expert answers:

Problem is with people like you who like to cry and whine about renewable energy this and that but are not even directly associated in the discoveries of those new green technologies you want everyone else to get involved with. You mentioned in one answer that you are an econ graduate. Why economics and not Environmental Studies? Because you too are just out to make money for yourself so you can enjoy your life exactly like the politicians and economists and bankers and business that you say exploit the poor. And it’s much easier to pin the blame on someone else and make them responsible for something you could have easily done something about you try isn’t it? You drive a car, you use electricity, you even eat processed factory made foods. All use non green renewable energy. Where is your indignation against the non environmentally friendly resources that you use? Ah, there lies the hypocrisy doesn’t it?

And please stop saying “we” when you talk about the US because you are not American and you don’t live here. You said so yourself. Or are you a liar too?