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Issue #3: Here Comes the Sun

Solar Power: A Renewable Resouce

Solar power is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into electricity. Solar power is a renewable energy resource which replenishes itself and will never run out. It produces clean, non-polluting energy unlike the non-renewable energy sources we rely heavily on now—coal, oil, and natural gas. Watch this video to see the power of solar panels at work.

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    Solar energy power from the sun is free and inexhaustible. This vast, clean energy resource represents a viable alternative to the fossil fuels that currently pollute our air and water, threaten our public health, and contribute to global warming. From the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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