A conference held in Northwestern University
met this month to discuss important issues about green energy. Speakers from
all over the world met to debate these topics. Members from countries like Denmark, whose renewable energy counts for 18%
of its total exports, met with scientists and policy makers in the United States, Germany,
and Norway.
One of the major issues addressed was the security of
green energy facilities currently. While a lot of money is being spent towards
developing new and renewable sources of electricity, they are currently very
soft targets for terrorists or during potential war times. Green energy isn’t
going to do anyone any good if it is destroyed by a radical extremist group.
Another important topic was the feasibility of Chicago, Illinois
as a central green power hub. Chicago, already
known as the Windy
City, has abundant
harnessable resources to fuel green energy production. It receives more sun
than most cities, including cities in Germany,
and Chicago’s wind can move huge windmills,
which could easily supply a good portion of the United States with clean, renewable
energy.
Also, the conference manage to debunk and clarify a
myth on green energy. A fairly loud recent complaint has been that windmills
contribute to global warming. While yes, windmills force hot air down to heat
the ground’s surface, it does not actually contribute to the global warming
phenomenon that threatens to melt the glaciers of our polar ice caps. The worst
it does is make crops harder to grow in areas around windmills.
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