Realities of Green Energy

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  1. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
    They claim this is a way to avoid running out of fossil fuel, to create “green jobs” and greater energy security, and to respond to global warming.
  2. global warming
    a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
    They claim this is a way to avoid running out of fossil fuel, to create “green jobs” and greater energy security, and to respond to global warming.
  3. turbine
    an engine that causes a bladed rotor to rotate
    To power the future, many commentators today exhort us to buy lots of “green energy”—chiefly solar panels and wind turbines.
  4. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
    Done With the Wind
    By unleashing human ingenuity, the world can solve its energy woes.
  5. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
    Some commentators also focus our attention on the tenuous supply of oil, and claim that security is the reason for switching to green energy.
  6. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    The European Union is applauded by many for implementing stringent targets that will reduce its emissions 25 percent by 2020 and will increase its green energy by equal measure.
  7. emission
    the act of causing to flow forth
    The European Union is applauded by many for implementing stringent targets that will reduce its emissions 25 percent by 2020 and will increase its green energy by equal measure.
Created on Wed Mar 16 17:34:06 EDT 2011

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