oped essay

The BIG question in my opinion editorial is what is good? My essay is addressing the regulations the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is wanting to put on electric companies and the use of coal to produce electricity. I plan to explain the flaw in their proposal. They want to reduce the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere by 2030 by thirty percent. The problem I want to point out that in order to do this many electric companies in Utah would have to spend millions of dollars in order to reduce the amount of carbon being emitted. This is because the main source of energy right now is coal, which is the energy source that produces carbon dioxide. I would point out that cleaner air is good it is also important to research better energy sources so that power companies can use the many efficient sources of electricity. I will point out that this plan could increase the price of electricity by three percent by 2030. I will also point out that most states have already made their electric companies efficient so there is no need for the national government to intervene. The thing I would also like to point out is if most states have companies that are already creating clean energy then how are these states expected to continue at an impossible rates if there is not new technology available to make it even more reliable. I would point out that the EPA is trying to fix a problem that is not there. It is also a problem that should be dealt with at a state level not a national level. This is because states knows their resources and can more easily till if there is a problem or not. Electric companies could build new power plants for solar energy or wind power. However, these sources are extremely unreliable compared to coal and requires the company to have access to wind or sunlight. Nuclear energy is another solution, but this runs into similar problems. It takes quite a bit of money and time to build a nuclear plant. In addition, many people feel it is too dangerous and would not want one near their homes. It also does not fix the pollution problem because it produces other sources of chemical waste. Natural gas is a wonderful solution and it is becoming cheaper and more available. However, if there is not more research going into making it more cost efficient and reliable then electric companies will have to increase their cost to afford this type of electricity. I am also going to find resources that explain how energy works.  My claim is answering the question in the middle of the essay.