One of the greatest advantages of nuclear power is that it avoids the wide variety of environmental problems arising from burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil. Currently 78% of Australia’s electricity comes from burning coal. Nuclear energy does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. Thus ‘global
Changing to alternative sources would be too expensive. Those that debate a change is needed say that Coal, oil and natural gas is polluting our atmosphere, the air that is breathed and killing wildlife. People will soon run out of these three sources and there should be a backup plan put into action before it is too late. I personally can see both sides; however, I want to see the United States use wind, solar or water for their energy sources. The United States is broke, and we owe so much money to other countries as it is.
Sweden , for instance, has spent $14 Billion and rising to manage its radioactive waste and is now decommissioning its reactors. Nuclear power is not green due to all the points made above and also due to the following additional facts; namely that nuclear power plants use a great deal of water, uranium is a non-renewable resource and there is significant energy and resources needed to build nuclear plants. CONS - Nuclear power is not a renewable source of energy. High-grade, low-cost ores will run out in 50 years - It is not "greenhouse gas" free, producing more emissions than some renewable power sources such as wind - It would take at least 10 years and several billion dollars to build Australia's first nuclear power station - Plants are potential targets for terrorists attacks; smuggling of radioactive material is on the rise; no complete solution to the disposal of radioactive waste has been
Since 1991, gas prices were maybe close to two dollars even for a gallon. A whole decade and some years later, gas prices are roughly $4.50 a gallon. These ridiculous jump in numbers have brought the value of currency down. Economy is bad, insurance policies went up, and people become more irritated as these absurd state of affairs keep happening. What is just as preposterous is how the upper, middle, and working classes differ in cultures because of their financial circumstances they find themselves in.
U.S. consumers will spend approximately $491 billion on gas this year. That is going to be a brand new all-time record. Right now, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States is $3.649. That is 94 cents higher than 12 months earlier and it is a brand new record for this time of the year. Size of the economic pie The size of the economic pie in America is shrinking, and the share of the pie for those that are poor is shrinking a lot faster than the share of the pie for those that are wealthy.
The article “No Babies” by Russell Shorto discusses how the population in Europe is drastically decreasing because the low birth rate and higher death rate. He discusses how the birth to death rate is very unbalanced as well, which is a result of the declining population. European culture is feared be lost due to the fact that the majority of the European population is mainly made up of older generations and few younger. In the article Population “7 Billion”, Robert Kunzig discusses how the population worldwide is increasing drastically. He discusses that although the population is growing, our planet may not have all the resources it needs to accommodate the growing population.
This could cause some conflict in the government which would not help matters either. 15 million Americans are still out of work, and many citizens are questioning whether or not they should have trusted Obama. Gas prices have been a major topic as of late, and they will most likely continue to get worse unless a major change is made by Obama and the rest of the Democratic nation. The national average gas price has gone up a whopping 25 percent since Obama became President. The Democrats blame the Republicans for this high cost of gasoline because they link Republicans to big oil companies.
Nuclear power itself is very simular to renewable energy and emits close to no green house gasses. Many positive benefits would come out of embracing nuclear energy in Australia. Australia is in a good geological positioned and nuclear power is a safe, reliable way to provide energy to Australia. Nuclear does not necessarily have to be the only form of energy but is one that can supply enough energy to the wide range of large industries throughout
This coupled with an increase in living for the majority of the world, especially RICs such as India where its oil consumption had increased by 40 million tonnes over a 6 year period, makes supplying the world’s energy demands a very difficult task. The main source of energy for the majority of the world comes from fossil fuels; however this reliance is a large cause for concern as these are finite and cause great environmental damage. It is believed that we have reached peak oil production, meaning that we are producing more than we ever have or ever will in the future. It is thought that at current levels of consumption we only have 40 years of oil supplies remaining. Resulting in increasing prices and increased reliance on unstable oil rich nations that can limit supply so as to earn
If we do nothing to the current configuration of our Social Security program, projections are showing that by the year 2035, the Trust Fund will only adequately support 75% of beneficiaries. (Goss, 2010) This is in large part due to the current generation of baby boomers who are living longer, more healthful and active lives. When they start collecting Social Security benefits, they will collect for more years than previous generations. Although Social Security benefits account for approximately 40% of prior earnings for an individual who has worked, this would be a substantial amount of earnings to lose. For the economy, the challenge is to generate growth and financial resources needed to meet age-related spending needs.