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__Intro:__ -Video: dramatic start, clip with the world and people? Electricity is used on a day-to-day basis to make life easier for everyone. When electricity was first invented, it became an instant phenomenon, and soon enough, it became a part of daily life.

-video of electricity used in daily life As technologies develop, adaptations surrounding energy usage and transmission have been made to help fit the needs of society. A main reason why electricity is in fact such a popular and important secondary energy source is how easy it is for people to obtain and use for their own purposes.

- video clip with transmission lines Transmission lines are able to carry the electricity from its source of generation directly to people’s homes.

-Video of fossil fuel power plant, video of people protesting Since electricity requires the use of primary sources to generate, concern has risen on how long these sources, (i.e.: oil, natural gas, and coal), will last as effective means of producing energy. Jim Marshal, a writer from ABC-CLIO, writes “today, Americans are demanding more power than ever, either to support new communities or to power new applications. . . [creating a] trend [that] will surely continue well into the new century” (Marshal). With, electricity being used to power numerous technologies, it has been determined that America should not rely on the sole use of fossil fuels to generate the electricity needed, especially now that demand has added electric vehicles to the list. -Video of Cars, electric and gasoline, brief gas station shots Using the generated energy is no problem since we have the technologies; the real question becomes however, as more and more people trade in their gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, how can we generate the energy to move seven billion people?

__Problem:__ - Historic clip of the revolution of electricity The United States has long depended on the use of fossil fuels to run cars and to generate electricity. Electricity became a public desire soon after Thomas Edison’s building of a central power station in New York’s financial district in 1882, which provided electricity for street lights and office buildings alike. Shortly after hitting the streets, electricity migrated into peoples homes and even to electric cars for a short time. Believe it or not, in the first decades of the 20th century, electric cars were more popular the gasoline cars since they “produced far less vibration, and they didn’t require a manual transmission or crank starter,” states award winning news and technical author, Tim Sramcik. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-video of electric cars in history <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The disadvantage of electric cars though was the limited range and long charging times, discouraging electric cars usage. Over time, a majority of people abandoned the idea of electric cars and turned their reliance towards gasoline-powered cars to take them places. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- first pictures of old electric cars → pictures of old gasoline powered cars → newer gasoline powered cars <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gas stations developed, car factories began cranking out gasoline-powered vehicles, and society was pleased, but that all began to change when the fossil fuel industry began facing some side effects. The first few decades of the 20th century showed promis to this means of generating energy since energy sources were abundant and prices low, but “by 1970. . . the days of cheap energy were numbered” states Cooper, a seasoned journalist featured on CQ Researcher. The U.S. started importing oil from the Middle Eastern companies as domestic production reached its peak, causing gas prices to rise. Since the Middle East is a main supplier of oil, many countries “fought” for their share. This competition led to an increase in gas prices worldwide.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-video of increasing gas prices (numbers) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Milmo, industrial editor of the Guardian's, predicts that gas “costs will rise by up to 27% by the beginning of the next decade”. Understanding that foreign oil suppliers are pricey and unreliable, The United States turned their focus to sources of energy that could be produced cleanly, at home, without the cooperation of foreign supporters to power cars- renewable energies.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Position:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-pictures/video of renewable energy sources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renewable energies use wind power, solar power, and hydropower, for example, to generate energy in a way where environmental impact is less and and supply is virtually unlimited. By switching vehicles to run on electricity and by switching electricity to be generated by renewable sources instead of fossil fuels, America would become more self reliant and our nation’s footprint would be reduced. Therefore, renewable energy sources should be used instead of fossil fuels to generate the electricity that powers electric vehicles.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-pictures/video of electric cars <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">James Kanter, a staff correspondent for the International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels, writes, “renewable sources like wind and sun [are] virtually unlimited, and could provide up to 77 percent of the World’s energy needs by mid-century (Kanter).” By having cars run on electricity generated by renewable sources, they are more environmentally friendly because of their reduced noise pollution and zero-emission. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Benefits:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Electric vehicles running on renewable energy sources will decrease the “anxiety [found] in many industrialized nations about the future availability of fossil fuels upon which their economies depend (Henderson)” states Harry Henderson, an author featured on the award winning database ABC-CLIO, increasing energy security in nations and decreasing reliance on foreign fuels.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”clean” energy, video of unharmed environment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition, “electric vehicles are far more efficient than conventional vehicles (Moore)” and are better for public health than conventional vehicles with little greenhouse gas emission. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Concerns:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Like all major advancement, there are concern about the potential switch. One of the main concerns is cost.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- new things we would have to build to support the switch <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Richard Graham, a professional economist and educator with a Bachelor of Science in economics, states “the capital cost of renewable energies are much higher than that of fossil fuels as measured per unit of energy produced and technologies like Hydroelectric dams require billions of dollars to construct and solar panels are expensive to produce in large quantities (Graham).” The new technologies needed for renewable energy generators will require an investment that some people are resistant to make.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Error:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-quick glimpse of the industrial revolution, then back to the present development <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But take into consideration how much money was put into developing the fossil fuel industry back during the industrial revolution and the years that followed. It would make strategic and environmental sense to pour more resources into the research and development of alternatives to fossil fuels, states Anup Shah, a computer science graduate, but fossil fuel-dependent industries cry foul of such suggestions, even though governments poured billions into fossil fuel development over the years (Shah). How can people object to paying for the advancement of renewable energy sources, which are more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels, when so much money was put into the advancement of fossil fuel-dependent industries that ended up causing pollution and other environmental harms?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> __Problem:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-video clip of exploding car <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Also safety is a concern experienced by potential buyers, because “fires [broke] out in the battery after a collision (Elsworth)” in a crash test, comments Peter Elsworth, a writer at Providence Journal. The fire is concerning to people since they feel that similar events may occur in a real life accident, drastically lowering their chance of surviving from a crash. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Error:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is true that batteries get hot, but we don’t have to worry about our safety.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Car on highway on a pretty day <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These fires broke out a few days after the crash and “only […] because post-crash procedures weren’t followed correctly (Plumer).” The batteries are isolated enough, not to be dangerous for drivers.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Problem:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-Gas station shots- gasoline, and electric <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Next, road anxiety is a common concern of electric car buyers since "Electric vehicles generally get between 25-100 miles on a full "tank" whereas a gas powered car can go 300 miles or more", states Steve Almasy, a writer from CNN news.com, a world leader in online news and information delivery, "and gas stations are everywhere [with] more than 160,000 in the country, [while] there are only a few hundred working electric charging stations (Almasy).” With the relatively low number of fueling stations, people are hesitant about buying electric vehicles. So the question becomes, why buy an electric vehicle when vehicles running on gasoline have more reliable fueling stations? When cars were invented, electric cars were actually “far more popular than … gasoline-powered cousins (Sramcik).” The reason for that was that they were cleaner, quieter, and didn’t need a crank starter. But then people wanted to travel further and therefore preferred gasoline as energy source for cars.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Error:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-Highway shots, cars on the highway, electric charging stations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As electric vehicles gain support, highways are beginning to adapt to the switch by building new fueling station near the highway. Organ, for example, is in the process of building an electric highway where now chargers allow for fast charging at vehicles along the interstate, and Travis Hoium, a writer for The Motley Fool with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBD from Carlson School of Management, "can take an all-electric Nissan Leaf from 20% charged to 80% charged in less than half an hour (Hoium).” Highways like this are will help to decrease road anxiety felt by owners of electric cars. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Conclusion:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The sole use of fossil fuels to produce electric energy to power cars is damaging the environment in ways that switching to renewable energy sources could help to end.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">clip of people protesting- short clip, then move onto a clip showing how earth would change for the better <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Right now, driving is expensive, loud, and dirty, but with renewable energy sources as the primary producer of electricity, the environment would benefit from less pollution, citizens would benefit from lower costs, and the nation would benefit due to a decreased reliance on foreign nations for fossil fuels.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">renewable energy, electric cars <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The only reason, we still use oil as our energy source is because that’s what we have done in the last decades. So be flexible, save money by buying an electric car, help our environment and cut our oil demand and therefore help your own country."Don’t limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded" ~Charles Schwab.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Annotated Citations:__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Almasy, Steve. "The New Fear: Electric Car 'Range Anxiety.'" CNN U.S. N.p., 20 Oct. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.cnn.com/.__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Steve Almasy, a writer from CNN news.com, a world leader in online news and information delivery. This article discusses range anxiety, a fear produced from electric vehicles. I used this article to point out the number of gas stations compared to the number of electric fueling stations for electric vehicles.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cooper, Mary H. "Energy Policy." CQ Researcher 25 May 2001: 441-64. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://library.cqpress.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written my Mary H. Cooper, a seasoned journalist featured on CQ Researcher, an online database noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. In the article, Mary H. Cooper discusses the future of energy and crises that have risen as a result of the increased demand. Information used in my NHD paper includes the reactions that come as a result of higher prices on energy and possible solutions to those problems.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Elsworth, Peter CT. "Supporters get charged up over plug-in vehicles; automobiles." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Providence Journal. eLibrary, 22 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://elibrary.bigchalk.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Peter Elsworth, a writer at Providence Journal. His article talks about electric cars and consumers concerns. This source has been used to show consumers concerns about the safety of electric vehicles.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graham, Richard. "Drawbacks of Renewable Energies." eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ehow.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source by Richard Graham, a professional economist and educator with a Bachelor of Science in economics. In this article, Graham discusses negatives associated with renewable energy sources. I used this article for my paper to point out one of the negatives of renewable energy sources, which is high initial cost.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Henderson, Harry. “International Energy agency.” Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2d3835; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">< <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://databases.abc-clio.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Harry Henderson, an author featured on ABC-CLIO, an award-winning publisher of reference, contemporary thought, and professional development content, created to help students, educators, librarians, and general readers of all ages wrestle with complex challenges. Henderson points out the anxiety surrounding oil prices and availability and ways to deal with the problems. I used this article to give reasons why renewable energy sources are better than fossil fuels, such as oil.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hoium, Travis. "Natural- Gas Highway vs. Electric- Vehice Highway." The Motely Fool. N.p., 31 Mar. 2012. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.fool.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Travis Hoium, a writer for The Motley Fool with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBD from Carlson School of Management. In this article, Hoium compares Natural-gas vehicles to electric vehicle giving benefits and drawbacks of each. I used this article to talk about how electric fueling stations are advancing, in Oregon specifically, and how the industry is gaining support.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kanter, James. "Renewabale Sources Could Provide 77% of World's Energy by 2050, Report Says." New York Times 9 May 2011: n. pag. Web. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__www.nytimes.com__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by James Kanter, a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering business affairs and the business of green. This article discusses the positive future of renewable energy sources, stating benefits that will come. This article is being used to highlight some key statistics of renewable energy sources as well as their benefits.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2d3835; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Marshall, Jim. "power generation." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 4 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://databases.abc-clio.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This web article is a secondary source written by Jim Marshall, a writer featured on ABC-CLIO, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2d3835; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">an award-winning publisher of reference, contemporary thought, and professional development content, created to help students, educators, librarians, and general readers of all ages wrestle with complex challenges. In this article, Marshall addresses ways to create electricity through steam-powered devices, nuclear power, and hydroelectric techniques. This source is being used for my project because it focuses on different methods to create electrical energy and the benefits and side affects that comes with each one.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Milmo, Dan. "Gas prices will rise due to increased distribution costs, networks warn." Business. The Guardian, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.guardian.co.uk__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Dan Milmo, who is the Guardian's industrial editor. In his article he describes increasing gas and distribution costs. This source has been used to support increasing gasoline price with concrete numbers.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moore, Bill. "Driven an EV and Never Buy Gas Again." Mother Earth News. eLibrary, 1 Apr. 2006. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://elibrary.bigchalk.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Driven an EV and Never Buy Gas Again is a secondary source written by Bill Moore, the publisher and editor in chief of EV World, a weekly online publication focusing on electric vehicles and related news. His article is about electric cars and their advantages. This source has been used to show the efficiency of electric cars.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plumer, Brad. "Automakers still see electricity as their future." The Washington Post. eLibrary, 10 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://elibrary.bigchalk.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Brad Plumer, a reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly energy and environmental issues. His article focuses on the future, safety ad efficient of electric cars. This source has been used to support the thesis statement.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shah, Anup. "Energy Security." Global Issues. N.p., 15 May 2011. Web. 23 Apr. 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.globalissues.org__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article is a secondary source written by Anup Shah, a computer science graduate. In this article, Shah talks about a variety of issues around energy and energy security, and who should get involved. I used this article to point out the initial cost of renewable energy generators and how the industry needs support to begin, just like fossil fuel-dependant industries did.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sramcik, Tim. "Fueling aroung." Aftermarket Business. eLibrary, 1 Nov. 2004. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. < <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://elibrary.bigchalk.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The article Fueling around is a secondary source written by Tim Sramcik, who has produced numerous news and technical and feature articles covering virtually every aspect of the collision repair market and got two awards for his work in 2004. His article is about the need of electric cars and the improvements made with electric cars over the years. This source was used to support the need of electric cars.

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