Global warming aside, switching from polluting fossil fuels to less-polluting alternatives will reduce smog and improve our health. Alternatives such as wind power, solar power, geothermal energy, fuel cells and biofuels can help reduce our carbon footprint and keep our air significantly cleaner. It all starts, however, with Conservation!


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•Carbon Footprint Calculator
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•Wikipedia: Wind Power | Wind Farms | Wind Turbines

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•Solar energy conversion offers a solution to help reduce global warming
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•California's first LEED-certified all-solar multi-family community
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•Screen-printed solar cells in many colours and even used in windows




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•Sugar could power iPods, cell phones and other electronics more efficiently
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•Corn, soy, sugarcane biofuels worse environmentally than fossil fuels
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•Biofuel crops that require destroying native ecosystems worsens global warming










