CORONAVIRUS ECLIPSES EARTH DAY
RICHMOND – Earth Day came and went Monday with little notice, which is understandable, given that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, insists upon itself, being so overbearing on the human experience that little else manages to enter the spotlight.
But the U.S. Census Bureau provided a bit of recognition by providing a graphic that shows some fact of interest for the environmentally curious.
In addition, the bureau offered some information about the types of renewable energy, stating renewable energy resources freely exist in nature, never run out and do not pollute the environment. By contrast, nonrenewable energy – which includes coal, propane, petroleum, and natural gas – formed millions of years ago and will run out someday.
Types of renewable energy include:
• Biomass energy: Energy generated from animals and plants, such as wood, dried vegetation, crop residue and even garbage. When biomass is burned, the energy is released as heat.
• Geothermal energy: Energy generated from heat…