Energy Independence From Polluting Fuels

Individuals, businesses and governments that are consumers of energy are waking up to the need to start saving energy in order to reduce expenses and promote economic security. The more we all use renewable energy or pollution free fuels, the more we help ourselves and the environment. The term renewable energy sources stands for energy which is generated from non depleting natural resources. Alternative energy sources are the key to the future. If we continue to rely on the finite energy resources such as fossil fuels, our technological society may crumble. Alternative energy sources can be replenished in a short period of time or are limitless. Some possible alternative energy sources are:

* Solar
* Wind Power
* Geothermal
* Tides
* Hydroelectric

Solar Energy - is one the most promising replacements for polluting energy sources. Enough solar energy illuminates the Earth on any given day to power the entire planet for a year. Solar energy is used commonly for heating water, cooking, to produce electricity and even in the desalination of seawater.

Wind Power – Wind energy is defined as the “power generated by harnessing the wind, usually by windmills”. It is another alternative energy source that could be used without producing by-products that are harmful to nature.

Geothermal - Geothermal energy is obtained from the internal heat of the planet and can be used to generate steam to run a steam turbine. This in turn generates electricity.

Tides - Tides are basically big bulges of water created by the gravity of the moon. The rise and fall of ocean tides contain enormous amounts of energy that could be captured to produce electricity.

Hydroelectric - Hydroelectricity comes from the damming of rivers and utilizing the potential energy stored in the water. As the water stored behind a dam is released at high pressure, its kinetic energy is used to turn turbines and generate electricity. There are also projects which use wind energy to pump water uphill and store it to be released for hydroelectricity when the wind is not blowing.

Efforts Of Endependence.info:

The Endependence movement is a partnership between people, businesses and governments at the local level to share ideas on how to save energy and to take action to overcome local energy challenges. Endependence.info is trying to achieve energy independence by conservation, local action, long range planning, moving to renewable energy sources and restructuring our fossil fuel dependent society. It will take the people, businesses and government working together to achieve "Energy Independence". The local action movement promoted at Endependence.info is focused on two key tenets: achieving energy independence and ending dependence on polluting fuels. Endependence.info is designed to make it easy to find information about energy issues and solutions to energy challenges.

About the author: Frank McCarthy, a Local Action Coordinator at Endependence, says that by visiting the website you can go from a 30,000 foot view down to street level to find solutions to your energy challenges by using Endependence.info’s RESEARCH, SELECTION and ACTION sections. Everyone can also sign the DECLARATION of Endependence where people share the ways they are saving energy with their neighbors. Endependence.info is a Local Action Network created to address energy related issues and to find solutions to energy challenges. Energy Security, Rising Energy Costs, Global Warming and Energy Challenge Solution Technology are some of the main topics addressed at Endependence.info.