Solar vs Nuclear Power

Solar energy Versus Nuclear energy

Solar power generation is a better way to meet the needs of a greener planet over nuclear power generation . Let me support my case by pointing out at the very outset that the solar energy is an abundant resource and even a tiny percentage of the sun rays that touch the earth are enough to meet the power and energy needs of the human population across the globe more than 8 ,500 times over . Also added to this is the fact that sun energy will reach our planet

whether we want it or not and so it is in our advantage to exploit and harness this completely free and inexhaustible energy source

I further build my case by drawing attention to the one major issue that confronts our collective conscious and that is our environment . The consequences of global warming , meltdown of our glaciers are well documented . The widening hole in the ozone layer , the greenhouse effect the disappearance of our plant species and the disturbance in our ecological balance are some grave factors that are the direct or the indirect results of using fossil fuel based sources of energy including nuclear power to meet our energy and power demands

Solar energy , in the light of this , is a welcome relief that not only addresses our energy requirements but is also conducive to solving our environmental concerns . A recent article in The Wall Street Journal endorses the growing popularity of solar energy . It says that...