Top 5 Renewable Energy Facts :)

These are five facts I found about renewable energy:

1. "The largest wind turbine in the world, located in Hawaii, stands 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field" (alliantenergykids.com)
2. "More than 10,000 homes in the United States are powered entirely by the solar energy"  (alliantenergykids.com)
3. "If it could be properly harnessed, enough sunlight falls on the earth in just one hour to meet world energy demands for a whole year"  (independent.co.uk)
4. "Water is the most commonly used renewable energy resource, providing enough power to meet the needs of 28.3 million people"  (independent.co.uk)
5. "In 200 B.C., people in China and the Middle East used windmills to pump water and grind grain"  (alliantenergykids.com)

MLA Bibliography:

Alliant Energy. "Fun Facts about Renewable Energy." Alliant Energy Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2012. <http://www.alliantenergykids.com/energyandtheenvironment/renewableenergy/022403>.

Arendar, Ana Caistor. "The Natural Solution: Ten Facts about Renewable Energy." The Independent. N.p., 14 May 2007. Web. 9 Sept. 2012. <http://www.independent.co.uk/student/magazines/the-natural-solution-ten-facts-about-renewable-energy-448818.html>.

Yavnika Kumar

9.09.12