Research Prospectus and Bibliography (REVISED)

In 2009 85% of the worlds energy came from fossil fuels (Sustainable Table). These fossil fuels include oil, natural gas and coal. All of which are non-renewable, or at least they are being used at a rate much greater than that of which mother nature is producing them. Not, only the fact of the fossil fuel banks are being depleted, but the burning of these fuels emit large quantities of hazardous gases into the atmosphere and many natural habitats were destroyed to harvest these fuels. All of these factors I believe lead to the fact that a more efficient and less destructive form of alternative energy must be designed/utilized before too much damage is done by our current ways. There is many sources that can be utilized; Solar power, wind, water and geothermal for example. This all leads to the topic of my research prospectus; the use of solar power as an alternative form of energy. Solar power drives nearly all other forms of alternative energy. It creates thermal gradients which causes the shifting of barometric pressures and therefore causes wind. Also solar energy causes a thermal gradient in water, which causes currents and is a major player in the role in the movement of water. Then, lastly the solar power itself can be caught via solar panels and stored as energy to be used at a later time. This research prospectus will discuss the pros and cons of using solar power and the effects it would have on human beings, both economical and ecological.



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New York. website: http/www.sustainabletable.org/.


Solar Energy. Retrieved Jan. 31, 2010, from Solar Energy Initiatives, INC.,
Jacksonville, FL. website: http/www.solarenergy.com/.

Solar Energy Advantages and Disadvantages. Retrieved Jan. 31, 2010 from Solar
Energy Advantages., website: http/www.solarenergyadvantages.org/.

Solar Energy Revolution. Retrieved Jan. 31, 2010, from the American Solar Energy
Society., Boulder, CO. website: http/www.ases.org.

Solar and Renewable Energy. Retrieved Jan. 31, 2010, from Alternative Energy
Organization., website: http/www.altenergy.org.

Solar Energy. Retrieved Jan. 31, 2010, from Britannica Online Encyclopeadia., website:
http/www.britannica.com/solar-energy.