What's the best alternative energy?

I think wind would be a clean safe alternative to what we use right now. I come from an area where the winds blows all the time...and many times I think of how much of the energy we are wasting!

I think coal is the best. A lot of people have ran for office with this on their plan, yet never done anything to help us use our coal resources once they were there.

I would have to say that solar and wind energy are two of the best options. You can install solar panels on virtually any building and the wind turbines are great to use on the plains and even offshore. These options are relatively inexpensive, and advances in technology are making them more efficient. Solar panel technology has advanced to the point where a lot of people are installing them on top of their homes, and researches are working on a form of window tint that can be installed on your windows that will enable them to collect solar energy as well. The tint will not only provide shade to the room in the summer time, which will help lower cooling cost, it will also generate electricity that will be used by your home. With the solar option, you can still have your house connected to the power grid from the utility company, but your bill will be lowered by the use of the power that your panels will generate... I have heard that nuclear power plants are the cleanest way to generate power, because they emit little to no bad effects into the environment, but I have no idea whether or not this information is accurate. I know where two nuclear power plants are located in Georgia, and there is no foul smell that comes from them, but that is the extent of my knowledge of nuclear power. Overall, I think it is important to remember one thing. It isn't necessary for us as a society to completely eliminate oil as a source of our energy, although doing so would benefit not only our planet, but our wallets as well. Cutting our dependency on oil and other fossil fuels, and replacing them with renewable energy sources, will help to reverse the effects of global warming. We can all make a difference by recycling and by requesting and passing legislations to reward home and business owners for installing solar panels on their homes and businesses. These rewards could come in the form of tax benefits, or in the form of rebates to consumers to help cover the costs of installing solar panels on their homes. If we all started doing this, and supporting research to improve the efficiency of them, we will start to see a difference in how dependent we are on oil, coal, and other fossil fuels...resulting in a cleaner planet, lower gas prices, and less dependence on other countries who sell us their oils and use the profits to finance terrorist who attack us and kill Americans around the world...

Solar