do you see a future of hope or a future of despair?.
Why is it these days, that whenever you sit down to read the newspaper, watch the news, or listen to the radio, it seems as if most of the stories in the headlines are about police chases, government scandals, armed robberies, cold-blooded murders, terrorist attacks, or other news that make the world seem detrimental? Because of the media's tendency to report only the more "entertaining" stories, it is conventional for many to believe that the world is constantly full of despair. If the media would begin to put our many advancements in the fields of science, medicine, education, and goodwill into the headlines, our society would be able to see that our world is looking towards a prosperous future of hope. Over the years we have developed many highly effective ways to combat pollution and prevent the depletion of our natural resources. Our advancements in artificial insemination, genetic engineering, and the growing availability of birth control are paving the way to a healthier environment and a more controlled population growth. .
Currently, coal, oil, and gas are the world's main sources of energy. The availability of these natural resources are still enough to last us for a few hundred years, but all of these resources produce pollution, giving out harmful gases such as carbon monoxide when burned. With our advancement in nuclear technology, we can now produce nuclear energy efficiently and dispose of its waste safely. Uranium, the plentiful mineral used to create nuclear energy produces 10 million times the energy produced by the combustion from an atom of carbon from coal and its radioactive product, when disposed of properly, is not harmful to the earth or its atmosphere. Nuclear energy is currently producing 16% of the world's electricity and 16 countries now rely on nuclear energy for 25% or more of their electricity supply.