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Essay on "Alternative Energy: Harnessing sun could help power Michigan"

I think the use of solar energy has many benefits, three of those being lower costs, better energy efficency, and better conservation of energy. Solar pollutes far less than coal and other fuel sources and loses less energy while producing electricity. The supply of the fuels we are using now are becoming depleted so fast that solar's popularity will increase dramatically in the next few years.

Coal and other fossil fuels cost so much to use and use so little of the potential energy it is a wonder that we are even using them. Solar power can be found almost everywhere on the planet, and is totally renewable.Plus with the cost of solar panels decreasing, changing over to solar will only be a matter of time.

When we convert to solar, we won't need to depend on other countries and their supply of oil, natural gas, and coal. Our economy will improve as more jobs are avialable and we don't have to spend so much money to get rid of the by-products of creating energy. No more 100% chance of smog today in L.A., no more acid rain, crop loss, and 3 bucks a gallon for gasoline.

We already use solar out West and to heat our pools and greenhouses, why not take it to the next level? All that is stoping us is the coporations that want us to depend on oil, and our willingness to see how much we could improve our situation.

I hope to see in my future more use of this very helpfull, but overlooked source of energy that is just sitting there not being used. We will have to wise up or become slaves to the Middle East till the oil runs dry.