By Lauren B. Laughlin

The looming energy crisis is one of the more prevalent topics that people tend to underestimate or sweep under the rug thanks to its slow impact on our daily lives. It is also because of being a matter not pressing enough that people often times look upon it without any air of urgency in resolving the matter before it’s too late. And like what has happened with the warnings and the awareness campaign that has been raised for global warming which people seemed to have neglected or have gone unheeded, the looming threat of energy shortage might follow the same fate.

In the United States alone, a record-breaking 100 quadrillion BTUs were used in the year 2005 alone thrice as much as what Americans were consuming back in the 1950s. This sort of power usage is pretty scary and might really send us spiraling down into a world devoid of light. We might even end up reverting back to the use of outdoor fire pit for cooking our food and getting our source of warmth and light.

Aside from this there is also the problem of the raw materials that are being used in order to create electricity and energy to power our homes and illuminate our dark nights. From the aforementioned 2005 energy survey and study which yielded a total of 100 quadrillion BTUs used for the said year, 40% of the raw material used was petroleum fossil fuels. While 23% came from coal while another 23% was taken from natural gas finally, the US have also utilized 8.4% from nuclear power and an added 7.3% coming from various renewable energy including solar, wind, hydroelectric dams and so much more.

Currently there are two problems that we are facing right now. One is the massive and unregulated use of energy and the second is finding or replacing our current sources of energy. Since we all don’t want to live by an outdoor fire pit in the next couple of decade it is imperative that we find a way to counteract and fight back and make some drastic actions before it really is too late for any of us to do anything. Nuclear energy is too much of a ticking time bomb and surely we don’t want to have another Chernobyl incident occurring in our home town. This is why it is important to raise awareness on this looming threat to help stop it before the next generation suffers the consequence of our actions today.

Here are some tips on how to raise awareness on energy efficiency:

1. Go online – going online and connecting with other people through the myriad of social networks can be helpful in getting more people to listen and find out what they can do to help out in becoming energy- efficient.

2. Go viral – in our current society, Youtube and other video streaming sites help create your 15 minutes of fame. Your creativity is the only that can hamper you. Do a cartoon video describing the possible effects of energy wastage or go do a Video Blog about some helpful ways in tackling the looming energy crisis.

About the Author: Lauren B. Laughlin enjoys writing for Myfirepits.com which sells

outdoor fire pits

and

firepit

as well as a host of additional products.

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