Today, oil prices are skyrocketing due to the huge dependency. America has meager amounts of oil supply on its own land; hence we look to other countries for help. These countries can charge more than what it is actually worth, causing an uproar about price. With little help that we have day after day, we look for alternative energy as a way to stop our dependency on oil itself. Scientists believe that alternative energy is more reliable than decreasing oil supply; it is less harmful to our surrounding environment and just plain out better for America in the long run. Oil isn’t only costly financially, it is also costing our environment. Today the world’s dependence on fossil fuels exacerbates air, soil, and water pollution (Roberts1). In addition, it is causing global climate change caused mainly by increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide gas. In present day there are numerous accounts of controversies concerning the issue of whether or not we should dig for oil on reserves. With alternative energy we will simply cut pollution, we can save the reserves and create energy in more effective ways. Oil, in years to come, will merely run out, causing complete chaos throughout the entire world. The world cannot continue to rely so heavily on fossil fuels without placing the global environment at risk. Acid rain and air pollution are two recognizable consequences of fossil fuel use (Brower1).An even greater threat is that global warming is taking its course. Whether or not one believes the most dire predictions by scientists of the magnitude and effects of global warming, the risks cannot be diminished without substitutes for fossil fuels (Bower1). Most of these energy technologies result in little or no pollution or hazardous waste, drawing entirely on domestic resources (Bower1). Alternative energy produces far less carbon dioxide and other GHGs(Green House Gases) than oil. Moreover it supports local agriculture creating more opportunities for the economy. (Roberts3) The wind will never stop blowing and the sun will never stop shining; therefore alternative, energy is a never ending source. There are several different ways to produce alternative energy, thus mass amounts can be produced and there is always another option. The most common source of alternative energy is the wind tribune, which is extremely efficient at producing energy. Wind power could replace up to 20% of our total electric consumption in the foreseeable future (Blumenthal1). Wind is a clean source of energy with none of the harmful byproducts like carbon dioxide. Another common source of energy is solar energy. The sun is the single most powerful source of energy that is free and extremely efficient. It is said that capitalizing on this could be one of the best ways to reduce the demands for oil, and looking forward in the future, the solar power can be the primary source of energy by future man (Blumenthal1).Available solar power provides 100times more energy than all proven reserves of coal, oil and natural gas could generate. Not only are there just solar and wind there is hydroelectric energy, which can simply be produced by dams, tidal energy, which uses the natural waves of the ocean, lastly biomass, which can be produced by animal waste, agricultural crops, grains, wood, mill residues, forest and aquatics (Blumenthal1). Yes, wind tribunes can be obnoxious to ones view, solar power can solemnly be found in sunny areas, and damns are sparse, but in reality those complaints are pathetic compared to all the complaints about oil. Scientists are advancing in new ways to make these simple problems disappear by creating smaller wind tribunes that are just as effective and creating new ways to apply the solar power source and hydroelectric source as well. With the various types of energy sources to fall back on it is truly hard for one to say alternative energy isn’t reliable. Currently the world relies heavily on the energy sources of coal, electricity, and carbon-containing substances such as fossil fuel. These elements, although found within the earth's ecosystem. are neither renewable nor found in abundance(Brower1). Fortunately, all alternative energy sources are renewable and found in abundance. Today, the worldwide energy demands total about 10,700,000 megawatts of power. It’s purely impossible to have such a huge demand with such a small amount of oil to supply that demand. Switching to alternative energy is extremely effective and has been done .A recent study published by the German Wind Energy Institute and the [the environmental campaigners] Greenpeace shows that Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark together have sufficient wind resources to generate more than three times the combined electric power needs of the five countries (Mayer100). Studies have shown these elements such as the sun, wind and water are in abundance and can generate a continual supply of energy, which will never run out or fall s