Boats, ranchers, and even cell phone companies use small wind turbines regularly. Dealers now help site, install, and maintain wind turbines for homeowners, too—although some DIY enthusiasts are installing turbines themselves.
Depending on your electricity needs, wind speeds, and zoning rules in your area, a wind turbine may reduce your reliance on the electrical grid. Wind- and solar energy—powered homes can either stand alone or get connected to the larger electrical grid, as supplied by their power provider. Electric utilities in most states allow homeowners to only pay the difference between the grid-supplied electricity consumed and what they have produced—a process called net metering.
If you make more electricity than you use, your provider may pay you retail price for that power. Advocating for renewables, or using them in your home, can accelerate the transition toward a clean energy future. Contact your power company to ask if it offers that choice. The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is working to free itself from fossil fuel dependency—and preparing to help solarize the rest of the state, too. Plus, Bernhardt tries to sink offshore wind, and our first-term president takes credit for building a plastics factory that was announced seven years ago.
Some people tout bioenergy as a solution to our climate crisis. Two new bills could put the Prairie State on the path to percent renewable energy within decades. In Texas, tax breaks for fossil fuels outpace tax breaks for renewables by a rate of two to one.
Guess which sector is whining about unfairness? With its plan to source all city energy needs from renewable power by , Albuquerque, a winner of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, is also jump-starting its solar workforce. New polls show that all Americans—Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike—want to close the book on our dirtiest fossil fuel.
If you want to know where coal is headed, look no farther than Texas—where this dirty fuel is in its death throes. The people and the planet can claim more than a few victories—and is looking better already.
Photovoltaic panels on the Leech Lake reservation are generating clean power—and revenue to help those who need it most. Her new book considers its future. A number of governors who campaigned on renewables and other environmental causes won their races—and the chance to get their states moving on serious climate action.
Activists across the country rallied, hosted listening sessions, and submitted public comments to advocate for carbon pollution limits from power plants. But it may not be the solution local communities need to escape the stench and swill of the pork industry. Since the election, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio have been keeping their clean power progress strong.
A megawatt solar farm could make this region a hub for clean power and big companies looking to cut carbon. The prospect of geoengineering freaks us out. And it should—it signifies the lateness of our climate hour. We need wind farms to produce renewable power, and new solutions can keep the giant turbines from also harming birds and bats. It could end up meaning the world. Orcas in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to boost their numbers. Could dams have something to do with it?
As Northeast states make impressive commitments to this clean energy source, scientists are helping them stay out of the way of marine mammals. Harnessing power generated by the sun reduces your reliance on fossil fuels, but it can come with a price tag. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.
This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. More information about our Cookie Policy. Why Renewable Energy. Why Renewable Energy? According to the American Lung Association, sulfur dioxide affects breathing, increases respiratory illness, weakens pulmonary defenses and aggravates cardiovascular diseases.
Ozone and smog irritate the lungs and lower resistance to infections like influenza, according to the American Lung Association.
Ozone O3 occurs naturally in the upper atmosphere where it is beneficial. However, ozone in the lower atmosphere creates the urban haze which we call smog. Automobiles and electricity generation are the top contributors to ground level ozone. It causes over 1. Short term effects include coughing, lung irritation and exacerbation of respiratory disease. Long term effects include chronic lung disease and even cancer.
Particulate matter is a type of air pollution more commonly referred to as soot. Exposure to particulate matter is especially harmful to people with lung disease e. Carbon dioxide CO2 is a climate change gas that causes global warming. Global warming can lead to the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
It also contributes to air quality problems, which increase the health effects of other air pollutants. Long-term effects associated with fossil fuel burning could be even more alarming than air pollution-related deaths today. Nuclear energy poses the unique threats of radioactive waste and radiation. Waste from nuclear energy facilities is dangerous to transport and to dispose of.
In addition, there is potential for a disastrous nuclear accident, like Chernobyl. Health effects of radioactive waste include cancer, sterility and even death. Radiation may cause immune system damage, leukemia, miscarriages, stillbirths, deformities and genetic mutations.
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