What A Wonderful Idea!

So I never really realized it before, but there are a lot of pros to wind power. So....

Pros - yay!

- Wind is everywhere and is plentiful.
- No thermal discharge = no global warming!
- Technology for harnessing wind energy is well-developed, so wind turbines are ready to be mass produced.
- There are many who are concerned about the safety of birds - fear not, bird lovers - a bird collides with a given wind turbine once every 8-15 years. Sounds safe enough to me.
- New jobs and businesses are created with the usage of turbines.
- Once a place has been selected and permits have been approved, turbine installation can be completed in months (as opposed to years for a gas, coal, or nuclear plant).
- There will be a reduction of U.S. dependency on imported energy.
- Opinion polls consistently show strong popular support for clean-burning, renewable technologies, like wind!
- Turbines interfere very little with surface activity (farming, livestock, etc.) and operation of turbines offers little threat to wildlife and natural habitat.

Pretty great, right? What's not to love? Now, of course, there are cons as well, but I was able to find more pros than cons, so that was good. Thanks for reading!

~Kristen

P.S. These wonderful pros were found at: http://www.nuclearpowerprocon.org/pop/wind.htm and http://healthlink.org/windproscons37.html

Debate Prep

Hi again everyone. Today our group began the exciting process of organizing a debate! Using a public forum style debate, we're going to speaking about wind power and its effect on climate change. Personally, I will be debating on the affirmative, while three other debaters will be participating (two negative and one more positive). Hopefully some important points will be conveyed to all who are listening! Our tentative date for this debate is next Monday (Dec. 8th) at about 1:15 PM. Anyone who's interested should give me an email and I'll give you more details!

-Isaac Wilson

Website

Hi, just a quick update on our progress today. Recently, we've uploaded our very own website for the cause of wind power in schools! The link is as follows: http://www.freewebs.com/solution-is-wind/   You should all check it out sometime! (However, changes are going to be continually made, so come in frequently! As well, if you see something that could make the site better, all suggestions are appreciated!) Thanks!

-Isaac Wilson