Solar power is the future. Oil and gas are the present. Fossil and alternative fuels will have to co-exist, for the time being at least.
An offshore oil rig in Vung Tau, Vietnam
High prices for gasoline and home heating oil are here to stay. The U.S. is at war in the Middle East at least in part to protect its foreign oil interests. China, India and other nations rapidly increase their demand for fossil fuels. In the meantime, power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas, as well as vehicles everywhere, continue to pour millions of tons of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere annually, threatening the planet.
Scientists, engineers, economists and politicians have proposed various steps that could slightly reduce fossil-fuel use and emissions. These steps are not enough. Some analysis shows that a massive switch to solar power is the logical answer.
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REFERENCES:
1) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan
2) http://www.321energy.com/
3) http://www.ngoilgas.com/news/future-of-solar-power/
4) http://www.solarfeeds.com/energy-boom/9922-uncertainty-of-oil-and-gas-reserves-will-catapult-renewable-energy.html
5) http://www.solarserver.de/solarmagazin/solar-report_trec_06_e.html
IMAGE:
Name- An oil rig offshore Vungtau
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