The energy crisis is beginning to damage our Mother Nature and we might not have our home soon. It has grown to an alarming level and is more than just affecting the whole world. This crisis in our planet is caused by a multitude of things, from lifestyles that are dependent on oil to energy consumption. For one thing, we are very abusive of transportation. Most of us lead sedentary lifestyles and prefer driving short distances rather than walking or cycling to it. Even in the midst of crude oil price increase, we still insist on being sheltered by the comforts of our cars rather than save money and walk the way. We’re failing to see that our abundant forests and animals are beginning to decline and the things we are now able to enjoy in our current lifestyles may not be available anymore in the future.

A crisis could possibly emerge after infrastructure damage from severe weather—which brings us back again to our environmental problems. We have to rid ourselves of the addiction to crude oil, and must get accustomed to the utilization of renewable energy. Also, the periodic disruption of oil and gas production may create shortages and that won’t be very good for us. This will likely be ensued by a massive growth in global demand, which will only result in more problems. The majority of the people in the whole planet are dependent on the many uses of oil—trying to wean the whole world off it would be hard, but it is a task we should all be willing to partake. In addition, I think the world has to think about its overall stand on family planning. The world's population continues to grow at a quarter of a million per day, increasing the consumption of energy. Simply put, that just can’t be good for any of us.

The energy crisis can be connected to a lot of things in our lives. For example, as mentioned above, we have been using cars even for short distances when we could be using bicycles and path walks instead. Also, we consume too much LPG everyday when we could only use it once and use electric stoves or other alternatives. The energy crisis is keeping the prices high and just might put an end to the comfortable little luxuries that we have right now at our disposal. The rapid changes in weather brought about by mankind’s alterations in nature only worsen our situation. This calls for a solution because our world should not be thrown away like this. We should take care of it and make it the perfect place to be in for the children of our future.

This is why I think hydro energy is the best way to go. According to Kidzworld.com, hydropower is clean. It doesn't produce any greenhouse gases or other air pollution. It also doesn't generate any waste products that might need special handling or disposal. Because it's carbon-free energy, hydropower doesn't burn fossil fuels, which release the same amount of carbon dioxide as the annual exhaust of 62.2 million cars. Another good thing about hydropower is it's flexible and reliable. Hydropower can be turned on almost immediately to meet the fast growing electricity demands. Facilities can easily respond to emergency power situations and provide constant energy with water.