Solar+Energy+Rebuttal

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 * __Person__ || __Research for rebuttal__ ||
 * Cameron...ardson || Oil Disadvantages ||
 * Madi hector || hydrogen ||
 * Abby Palmer || Wind ||
 * Jacob Hess || Nuclear ||
 * Chase Morgan || Geothermal & Coal ||
 * Gillian Baldwin ||  ||
 * Levi Smith || Natural Gas ||
 * Maddie Hughges || Biomass ||
 * Imani Jacksosn || wave ||
 * Madi Grooms || Tidal ||
 * Matthew Prussman || Hydroelectricity ||
 * //__DISADVANTAGES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY__//**
 * Nuclear plants are more expensive to build and maintain.
 * Proliferation concerns - breeder reactors yield products that could potentially be stolen and turned into an atomic weapon.
 * Waste products are dangerous and need to be carefully stored for long periods of time. The spent fuel is highly radioactive and has to be carefully stored for many years or decades after use. This adds to the costs. There is presently no adequate safe long-term storage for radioactive and chemical waste produced from early reactors, such as those in Hanford, Washington, some of which will need to be safely sealed and stored for //thousands// of years.
 * Early nuclear research and experimentation has created massive contamination problems that are still uncontained. Recently, for instance, underground contamination emanating from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State in the U.S. was discovered and threatens to contaminate the Columbia River (the largest river in North America west of the continental divide).
 * A lot of waste from early reactors was stored in containers meant for only a few decades, but is well past expiration and, resultingly, leaks are furthering contamination.
 * Nuclear power plants can be dangerous to its surroundings and employees. It would cost a lot to clean in case of spillages.
 * There exist safety concerns if the plant is not operated correctly or conditions arise that were unforeseen when the plant was developed, as happened at the Fukushima plant in Japan; the core melted down following an earthquake and tsunami the plant was not designed to handle despite the world's strongest earthquake codes.
 * Many plants, including in the U.S., were designed with the assumption that "rare" events never actually occur, such as strong earthquakes on the east coast (the New Madrid quakes of the 1800s were much stronger than any east coast earthquake codes for nuclear reactors; a repeat of the New Madrid quakes would exceed the designed earthquake resiliency for nuclear reactors over a huge area due to how wide-spread rare but dangerous eastern North American earthquake effects spread), Atlantic tsunami (such as the 1755 Lisbon quake event, which sent significant tsunami that caused damage from Europe to the Caribbean) and strong hurricanes which could affect areas such as New York that are unaccustomed to them (rare, but possibly more likely with global warming)
 * Mishaps at nuclear plants can render hundreds of square miles of land uninhabitable and unsuitable for any use for years, decades or longer, and kill off entire river systems
 * Mishaps at nuclear plants can render hundreds of square miles of land uninhabitable and unsuitable for any use for years, decades or longer, and kill off entire river systems

__Hydroelectricity:__ - Hydropower dams disrupts the natural flow of rivers - Impedes natural flow of sediments - scour holes, which is when holes form under the dam and can destroy everything. it can also be dangerous to swimmers. - Obstacles to fish migration - What if the dam broke...

__Tidal:__ 1) expensive to construct 2) Power is ofter generated when there is little demand for electricity 3) Limited construction locations 4) Barrages may block outlets to open water. Although locks can be installed, this is often a slow and expensive process. 5) Barrages affect fish migration and other wildlife-many fish like salmon swim up to the barrages and are killed by spinning turbines. Fish ladders may be used to allow passage for the fish, but these are never 100% effective. Barrages may also destroy the habitat of the wildlife living near it. 6) Barrages may affect the tidal level - the charge in tidal level may affect navigation, recreation, cause flooding of the shoreline and affect local marine life.

__Biomass;__


 * ||  || **1. Biomass produces greenhouse emissions.** The biggest argument against biomass is that it produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.


 * 2. It takes more energy** to plant ,cultivate and harvest the crops and trees than it is worth to get a net energy gain. It also takes up more water from the earth and other fossil fuels to make the fertilizers and fuels for planting and harvesting. it also, supposedly, takes up more land for the crops and trees.


 * 3.Biomass collection is difficult.** There was a man who, in 1979, traveled from Jacksonville, Fl to Los Angeles, Ca on wood he was using in his biomass gasifier attached to a Chevy Malibu. He would travel 1 mile for every pound of wood. Not the most efficient use of fuel.

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 * 4. Biomass crops not available all year.** Corn, wheat, barley and the like are seasonal crops. They are not available all year. Trees are also a slow growing resource even though they are renewable. This would also tend to be a negative on the side of biomass fuels.

__WIND DISADVANTAGES__
* WIND TURBINES KILL BIRDS AND TAKE UP SPACE OR ANIMAL HABITATS * WIND TURBINES ARE VERY NOISY * WIND ITSELF IS NOT DEPENDABLE * WIND TURBINES CLASH WITH TELEVISION RECEPTIONS * WIND TURBINES AREN'T VERY ATTRACTIVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE TIME * THE LAND IS EXPENSIVE TO BUILD AND HAVE WIND TURBINES

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*POLLUTION IS PRODUCED WHEN WIND TURBINES ARE BUILT *LARGE WIND FARMS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY WITH ELECTRICITY

[|LINK TO WHERE I GOT THIS INFO] = = =__SOLAR ENERGY BACK-UP PLAN FOR REBUTTAL__= - YES THAT'S TRUE, BUT ONLY WHEN YOU FIRST BUY THEM. THEY LAST A LONG TIME, AND THE COSTS AFTERWARDS ARE REALLY LOW. SOLAR ENERGY IS RENEWABLE AND COMPLETELY NATURAL, THE SUN HAS BEEN HERE FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THAT SAYS A LOT.
 * Solar panels are expensive

- They don't GATHER energy at night, but solar energy is being stored in batteries.
 * Solar panels don't work during storms, at night, or on a cloudy day

- SOLAR PANELS CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN GET DIFFERENT SIZES OF SOLAR PANELS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS. THEY CAN ALSO COME IN DIFFERENT SHAPES AND DESIGNS. UNLIKE OIL, WIND, COAL, AND OTHERS. - That does mean a lot, but a system of panels that gather sunlight from various directions can all combine into one battery. __**Geothermal Disadvantages**__ - Causes Earthquakes - Needs a huge dig sit - Hard to find a spot to dig at
 * Solar panels are junky and take up room of your house and propery
 * The way the solar panels face means too much.

Because of all of these variables, it would be very hard to get funding to dig as well as a danger to the area. This is probably not the most realistic way of getting energy unless it is the last resort. __**Coal**__ - The main problem with coal is that we will run out of it at some point far much further than the suns energy. - Why waste all of that coal on energy when you can use an almost unlimited source of the suns energy and use the coal for something else? =__**Why Natural Gas Sucks**__= -Natural Gas can give people Carbon monoxide poisoning if'n a leak were to happen. -In the case of a gas leak in a certain room, the combustible gas will cause an explosion at the slightest spark. -Natural gas can pollute the air and water. -Natural gas extortion requires a vast, complicated system of pipelines. Not dangerous per se, but complicated and expensive nonetheless. -Natural gas is a non-renewable resource. -Natural gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless, making finding a gas leak nearly impossible. -To counteract the above effect, strong smelling substances are added to the natural gas to leaks can be easily detected. However, these substances are often harmful chemicals.

__HYDROGEN DISADVANTAGES__
-Costly to convert to liquid**.** Because hydrogen is a gas, it cannot be compressed into a liquid form without intensive cost and energy input. Hydrogen is the lightest element on earth. As a gas, it dissipates rapidly. To compress this gas is very, very difficult.

=__Counter Attacks__=
 * The idea that solar panel watt output is too low for panels to be profitable has been effectively // proven wrong //.
 * Like most types of green energy, such as wind turbine power, solar power is gaining a huge chunk of the spotlight.
 * A solar panel with a forty solar panel watt output is ideal for long durations of power. This panel can bring lights to life, as well as water pumps. This panel can also power a normal sized television for about three hours.http://www.solarpanelsystems.org/