How Green Power Counteracts Harmful Climate Change
Posted by Kelly Smith on Tue, May 11, 2010
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution almost two centuries ago, we have powered our homes and businesses with fossil fuels more and more. Coal, oil, and natural gas have become increasingly important to maintaining our lifestyles and our standard of living. If I want to buy a small swimming pool for my son to play with in the backyard, fossil fuels are used to power the factory that makes swimming pools. Fossil fuels are used to transport the swimming pools from the factory to my local store. I use fossil fuels in my car as I drive to the store to pick out a swimming pool. I use fossil fuels to cool my home so that we are comfortable when we come inside from playing with the swimming pool on a hot day.
The burning of these fossil fuels creates pollution in our atmosphere. One of the pollutants released is carbon dioxide gas, which helps to trap the sun's heat and raise our global temperature. Some people are confused by the term ‘global warming.' Didn't it snow a few times in balmy Mississippi this year? Didn't they get a blizzard in Texas?
As average global temperatures rise with increased fossil fuel usage, the climate starts to change. We start to experience more severe or unusual weather events, such as snow in the southeastern United States. A more accurate term to use is ‘climate change.' Climate change can cause stronger hurricanes and tornadoes, increased allergies and asthma, and even increased volcanic activity. Climate change can cause food shortages around the world. It can contribute to poverty and disease in many ways. The more we continue to power our economies with the use of traditional fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, the more dangerous carbon dioxide gas builds up and heats our planet.
Fortunately, there is another way. Choosing to purchase green power such as wind power or low impact hydroelectricity through companies such as EcoElectrons can make a big difference. Green energy is a superior energy product that provides renewable, planet-friendly electricity to power our homes and businesses. Businesses can purchase green electricity as a way to counteract the emissions they make through their traditional power supplier and inject green fuel into the power grid.
Businesses that are serious about becoming a sustainable businesses should consider purchasing green power as a means of protecting the earth, attracting customers, and turning away from business as usual. The industrial revolution has long past, and the green revolution is here. The fuel of the future is renewable energy, and the time to invest is now. Green energy can cool our planet better than any swimming pool I might find at the store.