Reading about Solar Energy Makes You a Green Force!

The high costs - financial and otherwise - of fossil fuel conversion for our energy demands have bankrupted nations and devastated the planet in more ways than any government will ever admit to. The greed of manufacturers and politicians has put our planetary home in grave peril and it is time that we do something about it. But, what? How can we have the power to demand positive change? How can we be successful at forcing our governments to conform to our desires instead of their desires for continued profit? Knowledge is power! We need to begin to read about solar energy and other alternative energy sources like wind (turbine) and hydro (water) power.

When you read about solar energy, you will find out that:

• Solar energy is also known as photovoltaic energy. Photo refers to the Sun and voltaic refers to energy (electricity);
• Solar energy is clean and completely renewable. Fossil fuel energy is dirty. It pollutes the air, land and water supplies to massive degrees;
• There are 250,000 square miles n the Southwest of the United States alone that are suitable for constructing solar power generating plants;
• The energy from the Sun striking the Earth for only 40 minutes is enough to fuel the entire globe's current energy needs for a full year;
• In the future, huge tracts of land will be completely covered in solar panels;

Surprised yet? Don't be. There is a lot more to learn when you read about solar energy! For instance:

• If large scale measures are initiated, the United States could be 90% free of fossil fuel usage by the year 2100. Of course, new and innovative solar technologies are being researched and developed every day to lessen that time line.
• The federal government of the US might want to consider spending hundreds of billions of dollars on alternative energy programs instead of war waging.
• Fossil fuel conversions to usable energy for the masses is the single largest contributor to the emission of greenhouse gases and the destruction of all of our environments.

Begin your personal battle today for the advocating of green energy provision. Read about solar energy and then write your elected leaders!