Imagine a world where no one can use their iPhone, their computer, or even turn on the lights. This is the kind of world the future could be if there wasn't an overhaul of how we get electricity. Since the Industrial Revolution, people have used fossil fuels to power their homes, cars and businesses. Unfortunately, our fossil fuel reserves are depleting and have been shown to raise temperatures in the atmosphere and accelerate global warming. With gas prices constantly rising, people need a newer, cleaner source of energy. The alternatives are numerous and would benefit the well-being of the entire world. The human race must replace the use of fossil fuels with renewable resources to prosper economically and improve the world ecologically. Renewable resources are much cleaner and more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources do not pollute the environment and do not release toxic carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. During the excavation of oil, coal and natural gas, environments are disrupted and animals are forced to abandon their habitats. Humans destroy the natural world in a selfish desire to get a drop of oil to power their homes for another time. Alternative energy sources are much safer for the environment than their fossil fuel-based counterparts. Global warming, which is believed to be caused by the use of fossil fuels, is expected to cause sea levels to rise around the world, according to National Geographic, which has been around for over 125 years (Rising Seas). Renewable energy sources are much more sustainable in terms of human impact on the environment. The use of fossil fuels must be phased out while new renewable fuels are put center stage......dc.org/about/priorities.asp>."Energy revolution = money saved." Greenpeace International. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014. .Folger, Tim. “Rising Seas.” National Geographic September 2013: 30-48. Network. May 22, 2014.Haney, Johannah. Nuclear energy. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2012. Print."NewsObserver.com." Retired general pushes to wean troops off fossil fuel. Np, nd Web. May 22, 2014. “The End of Fossil Fuels.” - Our green energy. Np, nd Web. May 20, 2014. “When Will We Run Out of Fossil Fuels?” Ecological information. Network. May 20 2014. .