Our country is currently suffering energy wise, we have been powered with inefficient sources for years now and the harm this is doing to the country is starting to become evident. Renewable energy is the only way to stop, or at the very least delay, the inevitable downfall of our ecosystem. I think the next big thing in renewable energy is setting up off-grid communities that use renewable sources as their primary energy sources, so we can potentially escape the energy rut we've found ourselves in. found stuck. America is wasting its limited resources, like coal and nuclear, when we could actually use renewable sources that will never run out. Most citizens of our country have never thought about where they could inevitably improve the standard of living of residents of cities and other highly populated areas. Instilling this new way of using energy in off-grid communities. Switching to renewable energy sources could significantly reduce pollutants currently released into the atmosphere from coal mines and other harmful energy sources. Increasing the supply of renewable energy would allow us to replace carbon-intensive energy sources and significantly reduce U.S. emissions linked to global warming...a national renewable electricity standard of 25% by 2025 would reduce CO2 emissions from power plants of 277 million tonnes per year by 2025, equivalent to the annual output of 70 typical new coal-fired power plants (600 MW) ("The benefits of renewable energy generation represent more of a third of US emissions linked to global warming, the majority generated by coal-fired power plants... In contrast, most renewable energy sources produce little or no emissions linked to global warming ("Benefits of the use of renewable energy"). Harvesting would also be reduced by the change, which would improve the forest and ecosystem surrounding these power plants. Animals will also benefit from the switch to clean energy. It is often reported that animals are constantly being displaced and injured by the different forms of energy we currently use. Andrew B. Gill completed a study and wrote a journal article on the conservation of wildlife and their habitats; the results of his study were conclusive that something must be done to change the current state of our energy