Argument Essay Blog Six

Argument Essay Blog Six
It just occurred to me a few moments ago that I hadn't completed the last two blogs. With all the workload piled on and coming down to the wire I keep asking myself some whether the going to end because something's going to give. I keep racking my brains on my thesis statement I know what I want to say but I just can't seem to get it and it words. I guess this is as good a place to try them in. The fossil fuels that humans have relied on for centuries are not inexhaustible. Man has undergone a population explosion since the industrial age. The burgeoning population has been tapping the Earth's supply of nonrenewable resources at an exponential rate. Modern man has become aware of the dangers involved in such unbridled extractions. However, not enough corrective measures have been taken to ensure a prosperous future for all of the Earth's inhabitants. A new path is needed that will decrease man's reliance on nonrenewable energy.
The next bone of contention is the pros and cons of coal, oil and natural gas.
Pros
Coal large quantities, high-energy source, low-cost, well-established infrastructure
Natural Gas large quantities, low-cost, decreased CO2 emissions, low land use
Oil 100 hundred year supply, high-energy, easily converted,
Nuclear large fuel supply, low environmental impact overall, low CO2 emission
Biofuels Renewable, decreased air pollution, large quantity, can be produced from waste products
Solar power Passive energy, nonpolluting, free energy
Wind power nonpolluting, free energy
Conservation most cost efficient, free energy, net pollution decrease, high return on investment most ecological.
Cons

Coal nonrenewable, habitat destruction, severe air and water pollution, unsafe practices, government subsidies
Natural Gas nonrenewable, government subsidies, highly flammable
Oil dwindling Quantities, large government subsidies, CO2 air emissions, potential water pollution
Nuclear government subsidies, low energy yield, potential environmental impact radioactive waste,
Biofuels soil degradation, medium energy yield, can drive up the cost of other commodities
Solar power low to medium energy yield, high initial cost, requires backup system
Wind power low to medium energy yield, high initial cost, requires backup system
Conservation none available.
Now that I've created a basic outline I need to determine how the pieces of my puzzle fit together. Coal is primarily used for creating electrical power so in order to decrease the dependence on coal, we need to increase sources of electrical energy such as solar, wind, and nuclear power. To go along with these I explain the correlation between the sources using the pros and cons of each.
Then I will move on to natural gas discusses pros and cons and its potential replacements, because natural gas is primarily used for heating, biofuels, geothermal and solar heat are potential substitutes.
The last of the big three is oil, oil is used as heating oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, cleaning solvents, pesticides, plastics. So what are some of the ways we can reduce our dependence on oil. Conversion to biofuels for heating, bio diesel for automobiles, methanol for automobiles, plant-based cleaning solvents such as terpenes, organically grown produce, and recycling to reduce the production of plastics.
And finally conservation- conservation not only reduces all of the above energy sources, but it also reduces the potential incidences from production, such as oil spills nuclear power plant explosions, and foreign wars. At the same time it increases spendable income for those who conserve.