renewable energy is the best solution for energy worldwide.

The World Bank estimates that 1.2 billion people in the world do not have any access to modern energy, and that 2.8 billion people only have access to fireplace cook stoves. [1] Today"s current methods of energy production are failing to provide power to 4/7ths of the world. Renewable energy is the only long term sustainable solution to power this planet. We live on a finite planet. There are very few sources of energy that regenerate and even fewer that regenerate at a sustainable rate. By that standard, renewable energy such as wind, solar, geothermal, and hydro is the only logical way to produce energy for as long as we inhabit the planet. Any one source of renewable energy is not the solution, but using each source in the best locations available for the specific needs of the source, and using them in the most efficient manner is a way that we can improve the global energy infrastructure. All these sources have factors that are the most effective for the performance of the source. Wind power needs area"s that are flat and have a lot of wind like the great planes or a few miles of the coast. Solar performs best in areas with no weather and a lot of sun like a desert, and deserts are also not very good for supporting life. Geothermal is most applicable at fault lines were tectonic plates meet because the distance to the heat is more shallow there. Hydro power has many forms apart from dams like wave, tidal, and ocean current. There is also a form called ocean thermal that uses the difference in water temperature to heat and cool liquid and spin a turbine. The largest argument against renewable is that they are not efficient enough but the truth is that we don"t apply them efficiently enough. A 2006 study by MIT reported that geothermal could power the entire world with improving technology [2] and a 2005 study by Stanford calculated that it would take 20% of the wind power available to power the entire world. [3] Using these sources together is the only way to power the world and prevent further pollution of the planet. We have the technological ability and that should become our reality. Since the industrial revolution our planet has increased in temperature and amount of CO2 at a rate much faster than natural. The EPA has all the information to support that statement. [4] It"s the use of conventional and outdated systems that are the main factor of this climate change. Sources like oil and coal are no longer necessary to provide energy to our planet and are logically and scientifically unsustainable. They continually consume resources and destroy our planet. These industries are even fighting against the technologies will save us. Oil and gas have spent record amounts to lobby against renewables. [5] Finally the nuclear industry might cause the most amount of danger to our actual public health. It"s fact that nuclear power plants emit radiation into the environment and into the water sources that people use every day. This must be regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. [6] Nuclear power has the danger of accidents like the tsunami that hit Fukushima Japan in 2011 that caused damage to the reactor and nuclear radiation was emitted into the atmosphere. [7] There are too many dangers with nuclear energy and conventional sources are too damaging to our environment. Renewable energy can provide energy to the entire planet and is the safest and most sustainable option [1]http://www.worldbank.org... [2]http://mitei.mit.edu... [3]http://web.stanford.edu... [4]http://www.epa.gov... [5]http://www.nytimes.com... [6]http://www.nrc.gov... [7]http://www.world-nuclear.org...