| Global Warming, Our World's Greatest | | | | issued an all-out proclamation in congress |
| ChallengeThe World...confronted with "Global | | | | tomorrow to finance this effort, as was done |
| Warming" are faced with a common agenda, a | | | | during the Kennedy era in the early '60s to land |
| common goal, we must now all work toward | | | | man on the moon in 10 years, this would take a |
| finding a solution. The question in the minds of all | | | | much greater program to even begin to cause a |
| our leaders and top scientists are..."where do we | | | | substantial and with this a noticeable change. Any |
| start" ? Oh sure, we could shut down all our | | | | change will not be accomplished overnight. We |
| industry. This would certainly be a great beginning | | | | have wasted energy for so long in our daily living |
| in halting most of the pollution presently being | | | | that this would be one of the first places to begin. |
| released into our atmosphere, rivers and soils and | | | | One quick way to make a quick and noticeable |
| possibly begin to reverse the ongoing | | | | change in our total energy consumption would be |
| "Greenhouse Effect". The excess carbon dioxide | | | | to replace any incandescent light bulb in our |
| being released into our atmosphere is | | | | homes and offices with equivalent CFL lamps. This |
| of course the prime cause of our present "global | | | | sounds easy, but to convince all of america to |
| warming" issues. Unfortunately, mankind cannot | | | | make this change would not be an easy task.Wind |
| just halt industry, it can only adjust how more | | | | Versus SolarWind energy can also help us to |
| efficient it can be carried out. The people of the | | | | produce vast amounts of energy and actually |
| world must unite in purpose to accomplish this | | | | would use up less area in producing a given |
| goal.Renewable, Nonpolluting EnergyFor many | | | | amount of power and contrary to using solar |
| decades(too many) now, our society has been | | | | power, it will supply energy 24 hours a day...as |
| ravishing our once plentiful supplies of fossil fuels | | | | long as the wind keeps blowing for this period. |
| to power our growing industry needs, | | | | Solar can only supply energy directly while the sun |
| unconsciously thwarting the effects of the | | | | is shining and also when clouds do not obscure |
| polluting by-products of their use, mainly due to | | | | it.Of course, the aesthetics of solar energy |
| their once plentiful supply and ongoing profits from | | | | gathering grids are much more appealing to the |
| their continued use. We are now able to gradually | | | | eye than are the monstrously tall windmill towers, |
| replace more and more of our fossil fuels with | | | | which usually rise to more than 400 feet and are |
| renewable energy from the sun, wind, | | | | being designed even larger. It is hoped that a |
| geothermal, etc.. | | | | Global effort in our present energy conservation |
| Our use of just one of these new energy | | | | programs already adopted, along with adoption of |
| sources, i.e.,the wind, has doubled in 2005 and is | | | | renewable energy sources being implemented to |
| expected to double again for 2006. Solar power is | | | | slowly replace the fossil fuels in present |
| growing at the rate that is a close second to wind | | | | use.Author: Lucien Beauley |
| energy.Our Government Must Take PartIn order | | | | Writes articles of general human interest, science |
| to cause a quick reversal of the green house | | | | articles and Renewable Energy content. |
| effect here in the U.S., our government must | | | | Please visit: |
| quickly rally behind the needs to reverse the | | | | Global Warming.html |
| trends of Global Warming. Even if this country | | | | Energy Conservation. |