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In the author’s article, “Alternative Energy: Talk isn’t Strategy”, he discusses the President Bush side and opposite side’s opinion. The author argues that government should solve the problems by using alternative energy. The author states that president Bush said that since American can not live without oil, researching for new energy sources like ethanol will go on. In addition, President Bush said that to produce electricity in future, establishing houses with solar panels are good. On the other hand, the author states that investment in alternative energy needs a long- term connected, and ethanol is not a solution for the problem. Also, the author claims that President Bush must accomplish and fix American alternative energy problems more than he talks. . Fossil fuel will be disappear within 40 years. Throughout the world governments should start searching for alternative energy source. America is one of the world’s countries that has to start searching now. President Bush is just talking about these alternative energies without working, and he will continue talking after fossil fuel run out. However, alternative energy will be the main energy source instead of fossil fuels. America should start using alternative energy instead of fossil fuel because of three factors: economical, environmental, and nonrenewable. First, using fossil fuel for along time wastes a lot of money because it takes long process for fuel come out. Also, the price of fuel is increasing day after day. Comparing prices between fossil fuel and alternative energy we can see that alternative energy is cheaper than fossil fuel. In addition, if there is an increasing demand of alternative sources of energy, the price for fuel will come down. As a result, using alternative source of energy saves a lot of money. Second, the pollution that fossil fuel causes in the air is very dangerous for human body and for environment as well. There are many studies proved that the pollution comes from fossil fuel causes cancer. In addition, most fish in the Persian Gulf are dead because of sea pollution that comes from the fossil fuel. However, alternative energy does not cause pollution or at least causes less pollution than fossil fuel. Third, fossil fuel is nonrenewable. What that means is that fossil fuel can not be used again. In fact, fossil fuel is waste of energy we use it. On the other hand, the other alternative source of energy is renewable, so it can be used again. In that way governments can save money because when the energy is used again, it will be cheaper than before. In addition, government will save a lot of energy for centuries. In conclusion, U.S government should use alternative energy because of its advantages. It is not expensive, does not harm for human and environment, and it is renewable. For a long time, fuel was and still the most important source of energy. However, all countries especially the richest countries should work now very hard on researching for alternative sources of energy to prevent any disaster will happen if fossil fuel runs out in future.

Reference:McClatchy-Tribune News Service. (2006, October 13). Alternative energy: Talk isn’t strategy. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 5, 2007, from LexisNexis database.