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Renewable energy shows potential for bright future.

The Information Daily -- Clean, abundant and unlimited energy is within our grasp, with the potential not only to benefit us but also third-world countries and the environment.

A study released in July by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that global power generation from renewable sources was expected to rise by more than 40% to 6,400 terawatt hours (TWh) in the next five years.

This increase would equal one-and-a-half times the electricity currently produced in the US. It is also a figure limited only by government decisions, because the actual energy potential of renewable sources is limitless.

Solar energy alone produces 1,366 watts per square metre of earth it touches. Just 366,375 square kilometres of solar panels would be required to power the globe.

“Renewable energy is expanding rapidly

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Submitted Jul 29, 2012 By: dgerst

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 2:50:21 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Gnusman: it probably will eventually be made from human matter. After all, there are billions of humans around, many already enterred. The only thing is, we won't be able to enjoy that non-dino dino juice by that time.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 3:03:13 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Somehow, Hambone seems to believe it will be magically renewed for us to use....... funny, I haven't seen any dinos in the area...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 3:01:31 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Makes you wonder if Hambone is saying that in time oil will be created from human matter...since he doesn't believe in dinosaurs...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 2:51:57 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Well said Honda.... I have to wonder about Hambone..
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 2:55:10 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Hambone, I guess the earth and the universe are less than 6,000 years old, right?
Hambone61 Champion Author Oregon Posts:14,482 Points:2,511,110 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:12:53 AM Ignore Hambone61 Report Abuse I believe oil is a renewable resource. The theory that oil is a product of dead dinos is a scam and totally impossible. I talked to an oil man about this and he agreed with me. He knows of a well in TX that has been putting out since early in the twenties. Whatever created it in the first place is still at work..... we're just too stupid to recognize it and use it like GOD intended us to.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:01:15 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Remember, windmills were used to pump water even in the 1800s...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 7:56:14 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse And windmills have been used for wind energy for hundreds of years in West.....
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 7:54:32 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse A well-designed house can save a lot of energy....so can passive solar ... as well solar panels......
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 7:51:52 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Sorry Tfamily4...... even in Idaho, solar is a very good thing and not as expensive to use or maintain as you claim...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 7:48:58 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse poor scooter..... technological advances are "bias and unreasonable"...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 8:13:09 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Even the Saudis are trying to build a renewable system for energy to be ready ..... when the wells dry up... they are even using oil money to build state of the desalinization plant.... so the country will have a strong fresh water supply (from the ocean)...
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,031 Points:1,116,320 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 7:55:16 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Funny thing soda doc....renewables would make a giant step towards world peace...and even threaten to collapse OPEC... ..if the GOP would quit sitting on their heads......and stop trying to push the country back to the 17th century...
gazprize Veteran Author Toronto Posts:483 Points:125,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 10:56:06 AM Ignore gazprize Report Abuse finally... something to read
BlueberryFocus All-Star Author Rochester Posts:553 Points:128,760 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 10:45:38 AM Ignore BlueberryFocus Report Abuse We will shift in that direction as technology improves and prices inherently fall. Sometimes a shove in the right direction is necessary however....
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,973 Points:756,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:53:20 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse World peace!
SkooterG Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,359 Points:330,835 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 4:48:35 AM Ignore SkooterG Report Abuse What a biased, unrealistic article.
KhelbenArunson Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,461 Points:720,790 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 2:17:24 AM Ignore KhelbenArunson Report Abuse Good
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,143 Points:1,388,790 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 12:29:33 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Caring about the planet that we live on and the environment that directly affects our health? What a concept. "The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." ~ Ralph Nader, quoted in Linda Botts, ed., Loose Talk, 1980
JuicyQ69 All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:643 Points:1,143,140 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:55:53 PM Ignore JuicyQ69 Report Abuse Sounds promising.
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,082 Points:1,973,035 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:51:29 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse Energy from all renewable sources should be exploited.
naiiawah Champion Author Boise Posts:2,410 Points:693,750 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:47:34 PM Ignore naiiawah Report Abuse Eventually, it will _have_ to be 100%.
vcsuksu21 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,478 Points:708,880 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:44:50 PM Ignore vcsuksu21 Report Abuse ok
carman11 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,358 Points:695,725 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:44:09 PM Ignore carman11 Report Abuse WOW, MAKES YOU FEEL WARM ALL OVER!!!!!
unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:388,045 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:44:02 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse we're waiting
Bubba44612 Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,411 Points:1,880,005 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:42:37 PM Ignore Bubba44612 Report Abuse Git R Done.
TFamily4 Rookie Author Idaho Posts:36 Points:26,685 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:42:33 PM Ignore TFamily4 Report Abuse Not only is solar energy costly to put in, but it is costly to maintain too. Most of the renewable energy is like that. That being said, I would love to have a windmill to power my house.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,738 Points:391,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:41:41 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Sounds Good.
jem069 Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,558 Points:691,080 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:40:30 PM Ignore jem069 Report Abuse Ok
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,099 Points:1,105,805 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:37:27 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse Technology will save us.
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,883 Points:366,130 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:37:00 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse The future looks bright.
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,313 Points:1,905,105 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:35:52 PM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse nice
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:6,009 Points:1,116,190 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:29:41 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Solar has been around for 30-40 years, and the price is still too high for most home owners... Big Electric wants solar on every roof top like Big oil wants EVs???
CAroadrunner101 Champion Author California Posts:1,842 Points:1,319,100 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:29:10 PM Ignore CAroadrunner101 Report Abuse ok...
grandamgt1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,361 Points:1,243,250 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:29:03 PM Ignore grandamgt1 Report Abuse We will wait and see. Ultimately the market will decide.
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:28:18 PM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Sounds like a Solyndra pitch
farn1958 All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:886 Points:183,385 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:27:56 PM Ignore farn1958 Report Abuse Just remember you said "potential" I'll believe it when I see it and not before.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,416,485 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:27:01 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse The sum of all alternatives is the ultimate solution.
Tigercat88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,217 Points:620,865 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:26:52 PM Ignore Tigercat88 Report Abuse Not in this LIFETIME!!!!!!
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,720 Points:2,085,240 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:26:41 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse The future is full of surprises. Bring it on!
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,552 Points:1,861,295 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:26:18 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse someday
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,364 Points:900,785 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:24:04 PM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse keep it going.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,585 Points:2,448,060 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:21:54 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse did I her somebody mention Solyndra ??
SandeeC Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,009 Points:462,130 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:20:46 PM Ignore SandeeC Report Abuse Maybe way down the line but still a step in the right direction.
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,501 Points:2,106,015 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:16:38 PM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse It is still down the road another half dozen years or more.
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,327 Points:485,140 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:16:18 PM Ignore millerin Report Abuse hmm...
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,484 Points:1,747,240 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:15:31 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse The world will benefit - the third world will benefit even more!
pepinoNC Champion Author Raleigh Posts:2,169 Points:661,715 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:14:52 PM Ignore pepinoNC Report Abuse its all a conspiracy.
gilfarm Champion Author Alabama Posts:6,811 Points:1,951,765 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:14:39 PM Ignore gilfarm Report Abuse Go for it!
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,712 Points:542,045 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 9:14:12 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Good luck with that!