1. Solar and Wind Power By Josh Lafayette

2. Pros of Solar More efficient than most alt sources and during time can be much cheaper. Doesn’t harm any wild life Can absorb a lot of sun even during highly cloudy days. If a reserve is made No pollution and silent

3. Cons of Solar Can be expensive to fund and to build Chances of not absorbing enough energy can lead to problems

4. Pros of Wind Very efficient, especially in windy towns with open plains Can be cheap to run after built Is becoming common amonst mountain towns. Very silent and no pollution

5. Cons of Wind Can be expensive to build Kills any flying wild life Chances of not working due to lack of wind Can be expensive to run

6. Why not combine? Scientists are planning to build a giant solar sail to absorb the power in solar wind and might be able to 1 billion gigawatts of power, Instead of using blades it uses a satellite that uses a charged copper wire to capture electrons that move away from the sun at around 700Km per second

7. Cont. Will be able to generate 100 billion times power the earth usually generates. A single one might be able to power most of the whole world. Will never be able to have to use power plants again. Allowing less pollution destroying forests and wildlife. -

8. Bad news about making it Can cost a lot, just to buid a generator to power the whole earth let alone run it. And finding a place to build it. But it might be able to at least power all of USA. Current power plant workers may need to find jobs if this replaces all powerplants in USA or any in general

9. Workcited http://news.discovery.com/tech/solar-wind- energy-power.html http://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/techn ologies.asp http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122- 25676_25774---,00.html