How many are willing to use alternate energy like solar, wind or bio fuels?

I really want to see these things happen. If we could only utilized these safe alternatives to operate our factories, house, vehicles and etc. Then we could really save the Earth from further destruction and the possible effects of these alarming Global Warming. We have windmills near in our place but this safe energy source can only support the electric consumption of Three town and building these windmill cause lots of money. If only the Government could support these alternative I think the next generation could still see the beauty of Earth. These could really happen if could really help each other to implement these.

I do not have any of those things you mentioned or even live near one of them but if it is something to save our nature, I would have no problem trying it.

I really like to use the alternate energy like solar, wind or bio fuels. As they are much more environmental and it is clean, safe and it will not pollute our environment. Perhaps the cost is big at the beginning. But it is worth in the long term. I love China

I use solar energy now but not enough to run my whole house. I have enough to run my office, though, and it really saves me a lot of money. It also helps when we lose our electricity from a storm because this is energy that you can't lose. I have enough batteries to hold a lot of this energy in reserve. I would LOVE to have solar and maybe wind power for my entire house. I live in the mountains and it can get quite windy at times and I'm sure I could produce and store quite a lot of energy from that alone but the combination of wind and solar energy would be enough. I just need to save up the money to invest in the solar panels and windmills needed, then I can power my entire house. Some states in the U.S. have a program where they will buy your surplus energy from you but, sadly, I do not live in one of those states. Still, having enough of this natural energy to run my house will certainly help with the cost of maintaining it! I know of one government building that uses nothing but solar power. They've been doing this for a few decades now and it seems to be working. I'm surprised that more businesses haven't done the same. I also like seeing that some downtown office buildings are "going green" with their rooftops and planting gardens or just plain grass on the rooftops which helps considerably in keeping the buildings cooler in the heat of the summer. I read about one that uses the water from their cooling systems to water the rooftop gardens which is then drained back into the cooling system, quite an efficient design. It's a shame more companies don't do this but, hopefully, one day they will. If I ever need a separate building for my business, I will definitely be having a rooftop garden. I think I'd plant vegetables to not only help cool the building but also produce vegetables that are guaranteed 100% organic and maybe have my employees take turns working in the garden so all employees can share the vegetables and benefit from the garden.

I don't know, but I think most of it means more work circumventing the power-systems most buildings already have in place. Both would be good investments, if I had any 'investing'-power or -money; but I only have "living"-money and -power, and I'll trust those with more money & -power than me to invest wisely. Sometimes 'long-run best' and 'immediate best' are two different species

I think it would cost us more than we realize to make this all happen. It would cost tons of money to get it all started and im not sure the pay off would be good.

here in canada our hydro bills are outrageous and i would use alternate energy in a heartbeat if i could (if the place where i lived was allowed to do so).

Two of the people in my close have solar panels on their roofs. These give those people electricity. It seems a very good idea and I am keen to find out more about this. I wouldn't have space for a wind turbine and I am not sure which bio fuels I could use. I am using electricity and haven't got my gas central heating on at the moment. I hope one day to get solar panels on my roof. I eat a vegan diet and am keen on green issues.

the oil companies are behind the delays in using alternative energy. solar power has been out since at least the 1970s but nothing came much of it. recently the oil companies took a case all the way to the supreme court to block a program dedicated to researching and coming out with more alternative fuel sources. luckily the supreme court had the intelligence to refuse to hear the case. big oil doesn't want competition. the only way to relay more on alternative energy sources even though more is being used is to find ways for each of us to take action.

Iam all for this alternate energy. For awhile the light company was helping people to put it on their houses. But then they stopped. They figured they would soon be out of business. Personally i can not afford to do it without some $$$$ help.

We try very hard to be ecology-minded. We just put in a tankless water heater, compost scrap foods, and are getting a water barrel to water our garden plants. We plan, within the next five years, depending on finances, to get a wind turbine. We live in the country, on a hill, where it would work well for us. It's less expensive to install, than solar panels, and works in sun and shade. All you need are small breezes, not even wind.

Let us be realistic here. Solar panels use up a lot of energy during manufacture.Energy mainly obtained from fossil fuels You have to have many solar panels(yes,even here in africa where we are roasting) to run the ordinary european or north american household.The cost of putting them up then using them for around 20 years is high if you compare to your electricity bill during the same period Biofuels are cheap,but in order for it to completely replace natural gas,we would have to produce trillions of cubic feet.Mind you not all parts of this world are suitable for animal rearing. Hydrogen is just a form of converted energy.You have to use energy to create hydrogen.The green effect of hydrogen will be nullified if the energy used to produce it is from fossil fuels I wouldnt want a wind turbine blocking my view and wid turbines are only economical in certain very windy parts of the planet.What about the rest of the planet

I have heard of some. But I haven't actually seen one yet. But maybe if it can easily be available I would try to use it to help save the Earth.

Of course one should and in near future will use all these fuels. Presently these aren't efficient enough to be used. So, I hope the researches give god results.

Everyone would use it if it was affordable. They're just pricing it way too high. They want people to use it, the rich people go first. The people who don't have the money for paying those expensive luxuries are stuck with the regular ways. Also here in Belgium it is unfair! The more people that can pay the new installatons for bio-energy, the more the poor people have to pay for their power! So eventually it gets harder and harder on the poor people and many know it. I'd use bio-energy myself as it is cheaper in time. Like they say ; It is a very good investement, but a pricey one.

I preferred to use alternative energy sources than, than just cling to traditional energy sources, firstly the energy source that we used daily has gone mire expensive than the previous years, secondly using alternative sources can help our environment to heal itself for giving it less polluted energy sources, lastly I think using solar power is much cheaper and less dangerous to our environment.

We installed solar water heater quite some back [1996] in our house. The trouble is that it will not be a total substitute for electrical heater as in fact, we tended to use the back up electrical heating of water in the solar unit far too often. The reasons are: the panels are not near perfect and the insulation quality of commercially available heaters is not up to the mark. But then, solar water heater is commercially feasible and popular especially where reasonable shine can be expected for a large part of the year. However, the same doesn't hold for other devices for lighting and motive loads in houses based on whatever alternative energy sources you cited. Primary reason is the capital cost is still extremely prohibitive & non affordable. There are windmills installed in north interior part of my state but I am not sure how is the company managing generation & distribution-I mean the economic viability aspect. I had heard that research is on, particularly in Germany for developing cost effective solar elements. As I said, if good economics is favorable, I am for use of any & every alternative energy to save the planet.

I want it, really. In my country, it is still a lot of debate (instead of discussion). Our country have several solar power plant for remote area. The other source is Geothermal. For our country, which is on the heart of volcanic activity of the world, Geothermal should be the main priority (like our neighbor, Philippines). But we are still waiting for it. Since the development of the energy sector is only favor coal, oil and gas. How pity... Frankly, it is not easy and convenient as many say. But it will be, after all the technology developed well. Be positive!

Hi, A good discussion about conserving energy and utilizing available alternative natural resources, particularly in India where they is sun shine 365 days a year at some place or the other. Solar and bio are two well known energy providers that are available in abundance in India.

I don't use any alternative energy like solar energy or wind energy but my in my cousins house, They make bio-gas from the wastes of chicken wastes like feathers and it's legs. The disadvantage of bio-gas is they create a foul smell all over the locations. Due to this single reason they stop making bio-gas.