Well I'm almost out of ideas...
After five whole posts (four, since my intro doesn't really count) I've used up almost all my ideas to write about. So... This is totally going to suck...
Anyway, since I have to keep writing stuff to pass my english class, I've decided to talk about whether or not wind energy is actually clean and whether or not it's actually the best alternative like so many people think it is.
First I'm going to talk about the effects that these giant turbines have on the rural areas. When building these turbines they have to dig a cement base which goes about 3 meters deep. These bases are extremely difficult to remove and so are sometimes not fully removed properly. That means that part of those cement bases are just left in the ground and that can cause problems for wildlife that grows there after
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You can see the actual size of the base of the windmills in this picture
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But that's not all, as a lot of you probably know, there has been a lot of studies showing how wind turbines affect the agricultural aspect of rural areas where they are placed. When these windmills are running they can affect the temperature of the areas around them, this can ruin surrounding crops. Not only this but they also drastically dry out the environment which destroys the environment.
All in all they don't sound like the best solution to our energy problem do they? I sure don't think so.
A few years ago I had done a project on solar panels and had actually talked to someone who worked in the solar panel division in Suncor. During this he taught me a bunch of stuff about solar panels and after now doing research on wind turbines I think I can decide that I believe that solar panels are a much better solution to our needs of energy than wind turbines are.
Here's the thing solar panels don't create near as much electricity as wind turbines. However, they're also a relatively new source of creating electricity compared to the others (hydro, natural gas, wind, etc...) so I'm convinced that there is so much room for improvement in solar pannels. So even though they don't generate all that much, they will continue to be improved upon until they could support our energy needs entirely.
In conclusion, go sun!
Anyway, till next time
Matt,
Bibliography:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-subtopics-about-global-warming
https://ccsage.wordpress.com/naturally-green/it-is-not-really-green-energy/
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/52737
Hey Matt, I couldn't agree more that the power of the sun is way better for us than power from the wind. I don't remember if you talked about which takes more ressources and which creates more pollution during the fabrication but if you haven't, I just wanted to mention that it's an important factor to find a difference between the two and to find which one is better than the other one. I really liked your information and your opinion on the whole matter given in the post. It's very interesting to read and I have some good laughs too. Keep posting boy!!!
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