Nicholas WynnMrs. DebesEnglish 1116 April, 2014Running on emptyImagine our world when we run out of fuel; Society as we know it would collapse: it would not be possible to produce medicines and vaccines, very little crops would be produced due to the lack of agricultural equipment to plow and harvest the fields, meaning millions of people would starve, massive wars fought for what little resources we have left and billions would be left without energy, which means that in the harsh conditions of our world, when our environment is destroyed due to these fossil fuels, billions would die. This is a reality we may soon experience when we run out of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels have become the world's dominant energy source, but does that mean we shouldn't try a less archaic and dangerous form of energy? The use of fossil fuels has caused a number of problems for humanity and the world. Many medical problems emerged from their use in the late 1800s, the condition of our environment is pitiful due to fossil fuels, and in recent years the looming threat of an energy crisis is becoming more and more real every day. The only way out is to transition to a post-fossil fuel society using green, renewable energy sources. Renewable energies are resources that are replenished quickly, such as sunlight, wind, water and geothermal heat. Although they seem quite modern and new, most forms of renewable energy have been around for hundreds of years: the first hydroelectric plant was built in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1882, later in 1888 the first windmill to generate electricity was built in Ohio by Charles F. Brush. Surprisingly, 32 years before people used the sun to power machinery, the first solar-powered car was built in 18...... middle of paper ......: Meeting the energy challenge." Business Foreign Affairs 2012: 134. SIRS Issue Researcher. April 3, 2014. McKibben, Bill. “The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Funding Global Warming Denial.” Natalie Obiko Pearson and Rakteem Katakey “India's Diesel Cars Are Proving Lethal ." Bloomberg Business Week. March 10, 2014: p18-20. Premier business source. Network. April 8, 2014. Oskin, Becky. “Near collapse? West Antarctica's glaciers accelerate” Science Live. March 27, 2014: n . page April 6, 2014Rauhala, Emily. “The youngest lung cancer patient is just 8 years old and pollution is to blame”. April 28, 2014. "Renewable Energy." Merriam-Webster, 2011. Web. US Department of Energy (DOE) "Levelized Cost of Next Generation Resources in the Annual Energy Outlook" . January 2013. Web. 6 April. 2014