Pretty ProgressiveFossil fuels are everywhere you look, and you cannot miss the pollution they bring. This model is not sustainable, and many alternative energies have emerged to take their place. Alternative energies will replace fossil fuels because they create a future, whereas you cannot use fossil fuels forever.
They Create More Jobs
Fossil fuels have been around forever, and jobs have ebbed and flowed. Automation has steadily taken away jobs from these sectors. Meanwhile, alternative industries surrounding solar and wind power have grown immensely. The industry is booming as the world looks for alternatives when we inevitably run out of coal and oil, and it is not stopping any time soon. Alternative energy use goes up every year, and this trend will only continue, creating jobs all along the way.
They Are Better for the Environment
The use of fossil fuels is one of the sole contributors to climate change in the world today. The use of oil, coal, and drilling and fracking practices consistently pollutes the air, soil, and water. Alternative energies are much safer in that there is no possibility for oil spills, but there will also be much less overall pollution. The use of alternate energies creates a healthier world and improves the health of everyone in it as well.
They Are Safer
An aspect of fossil fuels that people do not discuss nearly as much as they should is that the industry is dangerous. When workers operate around coal, gas, and oil, they expose themselves to potential tunnel collapses, explosions, and fires. The secondary health effects of exposure to these fumes and smells for long periods are also harmful. Clean alternate energies have their share of risks, but they are much safer than working with traditional fossil fuels.
They Are Less Expensive
It may take a little investment now to get the amount of energy we need from alternative energy, but in the long term, it will save money. Once countries create the infrastructure for alternate energy, harvesting energy will become less of a global concern. Currently, the world’s energy is finite, and as it becomes scarcer, prices will increase. Alternate energies will not run out, and your pockets will be thankful.
The reason why alternative energies will replace fossil fuels is that there is no future for nonrenewable energy. There is only so much drilling and damage to the environment that fossil fuel industries can do. People are quickly realizing this and supporting a future dominated by alternative energies.
