Wind Power

Wind Power — page 1
your mission Your mission is to explore wind power as an energy source Energy from wind can keep our cities and homes humming with the electricity you use every day But how can the breeze you feel at the park turn on the lights in your house How can it power your computer What effects does wind energy have on the environment Review the facts in What You Know Then read on to learn more about the exciting world of wind energy what you know (cid:204) Today more than 80 percent of the energy produced in the United States comes from nonrenewable sources such as fossil fuels (cid:204) Fossil fuels can have negative effects on the environment and they will eventually run out (cid:204) Wind is a limitless clean and renewable source of power (cid:204) Wind farms use turbines to turn the power of wind into electricity 4