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More About Us
Hi, this is the DJCJ group. This is our website on earth day. Almost everyone cares about the earth, and only a couple of people do something about it. We're trying to make everyone notice what is happening to the world, because it is going by so fast. Is it true that we may all die in 2012 from global warming? Who knows? We will explain to you the concepts of alternative energy.

Alternative Energy
People are starting to look at //alternative energy// such as solar, nuclear, ethanol, and biodiesel energies. Energy can run on solar, wind, hydrogen, and natural gas power. These are energy that what most people call "green." If we continue to use oil, there will not be enough oil in the world, and the supply will eventually run out... Because oil is getting expensive, the economy is falling worldwide. But the economy is not far behind, if we change. People need to wake up, and look at what is happening to the world, the planet is being destroyed, ice caps are melting, there's a lot of pollution, trash, and a lack of responsibility. People are depending more on ethanol- a type of substance extracted from corn- and less dependent on oil. Yet, ethanol is from corn, and corn is food. This causes food prices to go up. And __**//you're//**__ paying for it. The less food there is, that will be a problem and everything will get more expensive. Farmers are starting wind energy farms all over many countries. California has stricter CO2 emission laws. Nissan says they are researching ethanol from non-food vegetation. We need to find alternatives. We need to find solutions to all these problems. We need to find all these things __//**now**//__, before it's way too late.

Solar Power
Solar power is provided through the sun. Usually, the sun's rays either bounce off the Earth's surface or either is let into to provide sunlight to life. So, humans, create solar panels to collect sunlight, as Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is doing in the Mojave Desert. PG&E provides 400,000 homes in Northern and Central California solar energy. Imagine if we had them worldwide. One small step leads into a bigger step. But does the government support this? In fact, yes. The California Solar Initiative states that California will be provided 3,000 new megawatts of solar electricity. Then how am I supposed to do anything?, you may ask. There are ways. If you are a homeowner, you can buy solar panels and install them onto your rooftop. If you are a CEO of a company, you can buy solar panels for your building. If you are a education official, you can install solar panels for your school. Fortunately, BP, one of the sites below, has worldwide solar plants. That gives you a break. Remember, one small step goes a long way.

Wind Power
Now, if you live in the Silicon Valley, you may be familiar the three-bladed windmills. The blades of windmills are driven by the slightest wind, causing a generator. So, obviously, the generator creates energy. Wind energy is one of the most popular alternative energy in the United States. If we were to expand, we could create electricity, quickly. In fact, governments worldwide are supporting the wind energy idea. It is cheap, and it meets exactly its price. Whoosh goes the wind, and electricity you get.

Hydrogen Power
You know that hydrogen is the simplest molecule in the scientific Universe. You also know that hydrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. But have you considered that we could utilize it? If we handle it correct, and put it in the right form, we can create a natural yet nonpolluting fuel. The United States may consider why that if we knew hydrogen could be used as fuel, why wouldn't we use it today. Well, the United States has not seriously come to mind that hydrogen could be an alternative for oil. If we were to use hydrogen as a energy source, we could mass-produce energy. Honda has a car model called FCX Clarity. If you live in Los Angeles and you are one of the few who can get it, lucky you. It uses hydrogen as fuel. It combines hydrogen and oxygen to create water vapor as its emission. Never knew that hydrogen would help us, did you?

Natural Gas Power
Though natural gas is a fossil fuel, it is the cleanest of all of them. It produces electricity as an airplane engine produces thrust. BP has power plants that are run by natural gas. Some U.S. National Parks have buses that are run by natural gas. Though this is not such a good alternative to turn to, it is a hope.

We have introduced to you the straightforward concepts of alternative energy. Solar energy, wind power, hydrogen energy, and natural gas power are the alternatives that are available now. You can help. Even if you are a teacher, or a government official, or even a stay-at-home mother, please turn to these alternative energy sources. Do __**//you//**__ want to hand this world to your children's hands? And, as Neil Armstrong said on the Apollo 11 landing while stepping on the moon, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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=Bibliography=

Our bibliography can also be found on TeamForce Delicious under the tag altenergy.