Energyshortageisaveryseriousproblemintheworld.Manypeopleworrythatenergyresourcesontheearthwillbeexhaustedifweusetheminanuncheckedway.This,mostpeopleagree,willcauseseriousproblemsandevencrisisandjeopardizethesurvivalofmankind.

　　Ontheonehand,mostpeopleagreethattheproblemcanbesolvedinonewayoranother.Oneistoconserveandsaveourenergy.Energyrefersnotonlytocoal,oil,ornaturalgasesbutalsotogoods,landandwater,etc.Mostcountrieshaverealizedthewastefulnessintheirusingofenergy.Theyaretryingtoconserveenergy.Forexample,somecountrieshaveadaylightsavingsystemtouselesselectricityforlighting.Somecitieshaveenforcedwatersaversatpublicsuchasrestroomsandbars.Somehaveenforcedseriouspenaltiesonoveruseofelectricity,water,andfarmingland.Bythesemeans,peoplehopethedrainonenergyresourcescouldbesloweddown.

　　However,conservationalonecannotsolvetheproblem.Anotherway,perhapsthebestIthink,istodevelopnewenergyresources.Obviously,nomatterhowhardwetrytosaveenergyresourcesandhowabundanttheyare,wewillusethemupsoonerorlater.Ithinktherearemanyenergyresourcesthatwecandevelopandutilize.Wedon’thavetodependonlyonthecurrentconventionalenergyresources.Therearemanyotherenergyresourcesthatwecandevelopsuchasnuclearpower,waterpowerandsolarpower.Theseresources,ifdeveloped,cancompletelyreplacetheconventionalenergyandthussolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.