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Plug Into Cleaner Electric Energy Sources
Electricity From Renewable Sources: Power Without Air Pollution Wind Power
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ost of us probably don't connect the electricity we use with dirty,
unhealthy air. However, the different energy sources used to generate
our electric power don't have the same air pollution consequences. Right
now, most electricity comes from fossil or nuclear fuels that seriously
harm our health and our environment. Today, fossil fuel-burning power
plants are a major source of air pollution and the largest source of greenhouse
gas emissions in the United States. There are cleaner ways of producing
the power we need that harness wind, sunlight, plant matter, or heat from
the Earth's core to produce electricity without pollution by-products.
And these energy sources don't run out. They are clean and renewable.
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