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Air pollution is
the largest contributor to major health and
environmental problems. Solar energy produces
no air pollution.
Better yet solar energy is quiet, creates
no hazardous waste, and is renewable and inexhaustible.
After the initial set up, solar power can operate
with very little maintenance or intervention.
Once the units are in place, there is no further
cost for the energy that is produced.
Solar energy is
beneficial to the environment because no greenhouse
gases are produced. You may ask yourself,
well what are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse gases are found
in the earth's atmosphere and are a necessary and
beneficial part of our planet's survival. When sunlight
strikes the Earth's surface, the energy is reflected
back towards space as infrared radiation, or heat.
The greenhouse gases absorb this heat, trapping
it in our atmosphere and keeping the planet warm
and stable. Without greenhouse gases our planet
would be uninhabitable. You may be wondering, "but
I thought the production of greenhouse gases was
a bad thing?" It is.
Greenhouse gases exist naturally on our planet in
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous
oxide, however they are also created by human beings
through industry. Natural greenhouse gases create
a symbiotic balance between the energy that arrives
from the sun, and the amount of energy that leaves.
This balance keeps the planet at roughly the same
temperature. However, as we produce more and more
unnatural greenhouse gases- through the burning
of fossil fuels- the balance is tipped and the earth
begins to keep more heat than it gives off. The
result is a phenomenon known as global warming.
Fortunately, solar energy does not produce any of
these greenhouse gases, therefore it does not contribute
to global warming.
Solar power is
relatively pollution free, although the impact
of environmental pollution during manufacture
and construction should not be neglected.
Facilities can
operate with little maintenance or intervention
after initial setup.
Solar power is
becoming more and more economical as costs
associated with production decreases, the
technology becomes more effective, and the
costs of other traditional energy sources
increase.
Solar power is
available to approximately half the planet
at any given moment.
Solar power can
be viewed as a local resource because of regional
climatic variances.
