Responses Of CLEAN ENERGY

3.1 :
A) The cleaneast energy source in my opinion based on the info provided on the website is , solar energy, this is because it is abundant in supply and is compleatly non polluting There are no carbon emissions in converting solar energy to electricity. Therefore it is the cleanest energy source.
B) The reason why solar panels are not commonly used is simply because of cost , manufacturing solar panels is quite expensive , and as such they are quite expensive to use. The other reason why solar panels are not used so commonly is because , energy storage is a big issue , i.e at night and in bad sun conditions there arent too many options of using solar energy and as such an alternative system has to be included in solar applications for backup this drives the cost of solar systems really high.
C) Wind turbines are quite effective in the sense that they can generate direct electricity from the wind. The biggest problem concerning wind turbines is the fact that the energy they generate is very unreliable because of the wind unreliability , i.e sometimes there is a lot of wind sometimes there is nothing , then the turbines will not generate any power which again calls for back up systems , driving costs up.
D) Another clean energy technology would be Fuel Cells , as fuel cells directly oxidize hydrogen , and electrochemically convert chemical energy into electricity, as such they are clean as no co2 is produced. A new source of energy can be the free energy source ,or also known as the zero point energy. There are various models out there which seem to work. But another more realistic new energy is nuclear fusion ( not fission) fusion has no harmful products unlike fission and can provide all the energy we need.
3.2 :
Global warming is essentially the phenomena which is responsible for the increase in the average temperature of the earths near surface air , this phenomena has been significant since the mid- twentieth century. This biggest impact of this increase in temperature has been on the polar ice caps , as they have started melting and this in turn has started causing the ocean level to increase slightly , this in turn affects life in the ocean , a lot of coral reefs are affected a lot of plants and species of fishes have been affected. Another big impact has been the weather patterns have started changing , this is because of natural convection currents , and wind temperatures and velocities , and rain storms , cloud formations are all affected by the temperature of the earths near surface air temperature. The only solution is to stop the damage that has not been done yet , and this can be done by adapting clean energy systems and reducing greenhouse gases like co2 , so2 , and no2 which contribute to the temperature increase of the environment. So we should try and get rid of dirty power plants like coal , gas , nuclear , and switch to hydro power , solar , wind , and so on..
3.3 :
Well i can take action by participating in their rallies and helping out with their website and perhaps preparing material and doing research for them.I don not belong to an such organization as of yet. Perhaps i might become a member of such an organization , but right now ill try to do as much as i can by saving electricity and being more careful about global warming. As of now i dont have any plans on joining such an organization as i am quite busy with school and other things , but perhaps later on i might.
3.4 :
Debate question to Greenpeace and shareholder: As you know there has to be balance between how much wealth can be made at the expense of the environment and how much can be conserved,what do u think this balance should be and how should it be implemented successfully.