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 //__**The Whirlwinds!**__ "Your Wind Power in Seconds!" // = [|www.biogreengenie.com]   =

__//** Company Places  **//__ President- Noah Vice President- Sophia Information Manager- Cameron Sales Associate- Armaan

====      ==== ==__How wind energy works __  == Wind is caused by uneven heating of the earth. When the wind blows, it propels the blades of the windmill to spin. While the blades are spinning they are turning a generator. The generator creates electricity and sends it down multiple wires that are connected to an electricity grid. Then more wires connected to the electricity grid send the power to homes.

__Why wind energy?__ Wind energy is clean and renewable. It is an almost limitless source of energy. It's inexpensive. Also it doesn't stop working at night and it doesn't require new buildings.

[|http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/wind.html]

__Our Mission:__ We, the Whirlwinds, want the people of Upper Merion Township to have wind as their alternate energy resource. Gasoline and other fossil fuels are harming the environment and polluting the air that we breathe. We want these people to use a reliable, renewable, and clean energy resource: Wind Energy!

__ The Pros and Cons of Wind Energy! __ Wind energy has many advantages. For example wind energy is very clean, it doesn't harm the environment. Also, it's inexpensive and free to use after installation except for yearly maintenance of wind turbines. It's quiet and doesn't bother people or animals in the area. It's an almost unlimited source of energy because the wind will blow as long as the sun will shine. As well as advantages it has some disadvantages. Wind doesn't blow all the time. So, we could store the extra power when the wind is blowing for automatic use when it's not blowing. Also, wind turbines take up too much space. We could put them in open land that's not being used. It could cause problems for birds that fly into wind turbines, but we could set up wind farms where the birds don't fly. = = __ ** Past  ** __In the past, windmills were first used for grinding grain and pumping water in Persia. In Western Europe the first pinwheel like windmills were invented. John Burnham and Daniel Holladay sold and built Holladay windmills designed for American West. Also in the Great Plains windmills were used to generate electricity.

__ ** Present **  __ Now wind power provides 5% of renewable energy in the United States. United States wind power produced enough electricity on average to power over 2.5 million homes. Wind energy can also heat homes.

__ ** Future ** __ In the future fossil fuel prices will raise and wind cost will either get lower or stay the same. It will be the most cost effective renewable energy resource.