Can You Help Prevent Climate Modification? Yes!

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Climate modification is essentially the excessive heating of the planet, which results in dramatic climatic changes. So, are there ways to prevent climate modification? Yes! one of the most dramatic ways you can help prevent climate modification is to build a wind generator and produce clean energy for your household. Because of the changing societal conscience about renewable energy, more and more homeowners are looking to do-it-yourself kits to build a wind generator. Wind is a powerful source of energy that has been harnessed for different uses for centuries. More and more scientists and researchers are saying that when power within the moving air can be harnessed properly, wind can be effectively used as a renewable energy source.

How can wind be converted into energy is a question that is commonly asked when one first decides to build a wind generator? Using a wind turbine is the answer. A wind turbine is really just like a huge fan that can take the kinetic energy available in the wind and convert it into mechanical energy. When this mechanical energy is used by any type of machinery like a pump then such a machine is known as a windmill. But don’t do this with just any kit. Make sure the kit you use is created by a certified professional. Use the wrong kit and electricity can be very dangerous. Make sure you read reviews if you build a wind generator for your home.

In many ways, the climate modification debate is benefiting from the current highly volatile issues concerning energy. Coal and oil have powered the world’s industrial revolution. Oil is not available in many countries while coal is. The largest concentrations of oil are often found in areas with political turbulence. All you have to do is look at the circumstances in Iraq to understand this. With the growing China economy, there now seems to be a universal understanding that oil alternatives are necessary.

Perhaps proving the concept of Karma, nearly all oil alternatives are favorable ways to reduce climate modification. Whether we are talking about hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal or even nuclear energy, each alternative power source produces significantly less pollution than classic fossil fuels. Less pollution is the key for one very simple reason.

The notorious greenhouse gas is a major byproduct of using fossil fuels for energy. Carbon dioxide is the by-product of using oil regardless of whether you use it to produce electricity or to start the car up. Carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas. Reducing the volume of it in the atmosphere will greatly reduce the greenhouse effect. As our energy production evolves away from oil, we should see improvements in the atmosphere. Of course, whether we actually get around to this anytime soon is the bigger issue.

A second major way to prevent climate modification is to stop deforestation. Large areas of forests like the one found in the Amazon River Basin in South America are being leveled. The result has been disastrous to the progress of climate modification. Nature has a natural way of filtering toxic gases like carbon dioxide from the air. It does this through photosynthesis with plants. The best defense against carbon dioxide has been the dense huge forests acting as a filter. By cutting them down, we reduce the ability of the planet to filter out the bad gases while we continue to pump more of the gases into the atmosphere. This formula is bound to cause trouble no matter how you measure it.

Are there ways to prevent climate modification? Yes. We need to kick our oil habit and stop wiping out our forest areas.

You can make a difference! Start with education and make the choices that will prevent climate modification like choosing to build a wind generator for your source of power.

~Ralph Somers

Moderator of Ralph’s Green Energy Guide

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