| As the economy tightens its grips around our bank | | | | Wind energy has actually been used in many societies |
| account so does the need to find alternative | | | | and civilizations since ancient times up until the era of |
| methods to save money. One sure method, is utility | | | | the Industrial Revolution when the main power |
| bills. Rising fuel prices, embargoes, shareholders greed | | | | source was then switched over to oil. At the time, oil |
| all contribute to higher energy bills. The utility | | | | was thought to be cheaper to obtain and convert |
| companies have us over a barrel. It doesn't have to | | | | into energy, and the damaging environmental effects |
| be this way; there are alternatives to higher utility | | | | were not well known or immediately evident. |
| prices. Once such method; is making electricity from | | | | However, the ill effects on the environment are now |
| wind. | | | | well documented and cannot be ignored. Coal, gas |
| Wind energy is created from converting wind into | | | | and oil prices have also now skyrocketed. This along |
| electricity so that it can be used as a power source. | | | | with newer technology now makes wind energy the |
| Solar energy (energy coming directly from the sun) | | | | cheapest and most economical way to create |
| creates different temperatures, pressures and | | | | electricity and energy. It also stabilizes energy prices |
| densities within the air. This in turn creates wind and | | | | in a way not possible with the use of other sources |
| air masses that can be turned into electrical power | | | | such as oil. |
| with the use of wind machines. This is a great source | | | | Power plants that create energy in other ways using |
| on self-renewable and abundant energy that will | | | | coal, gas, oil or nuclear power are not only damaging |
| never run out. | | | | to the environment, they also use mass amounts of |
| The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth | | | | water to produce electricity. The electricity used for |
| is more than 200 times the amount is needed globally | | | | irrigation and for thermal heat alone use up to 77% |
| for our energy needs. While not all of this can be | | | | of our water supply. The production of wind energy |
| harnessed, plenty enough can be used to eliminate all | | | | does require the use of water. This would mean |
| other more damaging sources of energy. Wind | | | | energy could be more easily produced and consumed |
| energy is not only the cheapest way to now create | | | | in drier areas and times of drought and will also |
| power, it will also conserve large amounts of water, | | | | conserve our much-needed water supply for many |
| prevent climate change and pollution, and will reduce | | | | other necessary uses. |
| many other political and social problems created from | | | | The use of wind energy also contributes to the |
| the importing and exporting of oil and gas around the | | | | security of our nation and will help stabilize the global |
| globe. | | | | political environment as a whole. The United States |
| Wind power has little to no damaging affect on the | | | | imports more gas and oil from other areas of the |
| environment in the way that other energy sources | | | | world than any other nation on the planet. Most of |
| do, such as coal, gas, oil and nuclear generated | | | | these sources come from some of the most |
| power. Mass use of wind energy has the potential to | | | | troubled areas in the world. This creates a large |
| greatly reduce and even eliminate global warming and | | | | amount of political and social repercussions, as the |
| climate change and their affects on the world around | | | | U.S. must do whatever is needed to secure these |
| us. It will also greatly reduce troublesome pollution in | | | | sources of gas and oil to fulfill our country's energy |
| many other forms such as acid rain, smog and haze, | | | | needs. The implications of this are tremendous and |
| and the high mercury contamination within our water | | | | can be completely avoided with the use of wind |
| supply. | | | | power that can easily be generated locally. |