Our Idea Of a More Green Energy Mix For Michigan

The energy

Our energy mix graph

Uranium• Uranium is important to have in our

mix because it doesn’t cost much after the plant is up and running, but it does produce radio active activity.

Coal• Coal produces many pollutants (it’s

the #1 source of acid rain), but its not expensive because it’s easy to transport.

Wind • Wind is a renewable source that is

inexpensive after it is up and running. It can kill birds, bats, or other flying animals.

Hydropower• Hydropower is a renewable energy

source that produces a lot of energy, but you have to be careful where you put the dam because it can interfere with the animals that live around it.

Natural Gas • Natural gas is both a renewable and

non-renewable source. It’s renewable when they burn the methane of decomposing waste/garbage and non-renewable when they use it as gasoline or diesel fuel.

Biomass• Biomass is a renewable energy source

that comes from left over yard trimmings like corn, wood, or soy beans that are burned.

Photovoltaic Solar Power• Photovoltaic cells trap the suns rays

and turns the trapped energy into a form of energy that we can use. This is a renewable energy.

Geothermal• Geothermal is a renewable source. It

is used to heat or cool floors/driveways. People put pipes under ground to heat or cool the water (the under ground temperature is usually around 50-60 degrees so its hot in the winter and cool in the summer) and then run the pipes up to their houses.

Petroleum• Petroleum is a non-renewable source

that comes from under the ground. It doesn’t cost a lot of money once the oil mine is set up, but can be very dangerous.

We think Michigan will be able to accomplish this in

about 10-15 years and if we do Michigan could be one of the greenest states in the

USA and maybe other states will catch on.