Renewables seen powering half the nation - May. 2, 2007
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I've Got Wind!
"Renewable energy could supply up to half the nation's current electricity demand and 40 percent of its transportation fuel demand by 2025, proponents said Tuesday. ..."
"Wind energy could play the biggest part in generating electricity, supplying nearly 40 percent of the renewable power, according to a report from the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE).
"Second on the list is solar power, at 26 percent, followed by geothermal energy with 16 percent, biomass, which is energy produced from plants and garbage, comes in at 16 percent, and water - including hydro dams, tidal and wave power - rounds out the alternative-energy-source list at 3.6 percent. ..."
"ACORE's projections differ sharply with those of the U.S. government and most major oil compan-
ies, who say renewables will continue to account for between 5 to 10 percent of the country's en-
ergy use by 2030."
- Well, of course they differ!!
