| As we continue to depend on gasoline, coal, and | | | | our vehicles, there are numerous companies working |
| natural gas, the prices of these things have increased | | | | on alternative energy sources for our household utilities. |
| dramatically. This is putting a strain on even the | | | | We need to take advantage of our natural resources |
| wealthiest families. Winters in the Northeast can be | | | | such as water, wind, and the sun and use them as |
| brutal, and with rising energy costs it is no wonder that | | | | sources of energy. Solar energy is an expensive |
| many people struggle every winter to pay their utility | | | | venue to start, but in the long run it is cleaner and |
| bills. Families have to make tough choices and figure | | | | eventually it can become a cheaper way to heat a |
| out what they can possibly live without in order to pay | | | | home. Many houses are being built with solar panels, |
| their high utility and gasoline bills. | | | | which allow the sun to warm a home with less air |
| The cost of fuel for our vehicles continues to rise at | | | | pollution than a home heated with natural gas. |
| an alarming rate. Many people need gasoline in order | | | | Water is an excellent source of power. Places like |
| to drive to work, but with the rising costs of fuel, many | | | | Niagara Falls supplies power to millions of people. |
| have found alternative methods for transportation. One | | | | Water is powerful and available in mass quantities, so it |
| option they have sought out is using ethanol to fuel | | | | can easily supply energy to thousands of people at |
| their cars. Others have cut back on their driving habits | | | | one time. Wind is also becoming a reliable source of |
| and eliminated long drives and even vacations to | | | | energy and many locations atop hills are using wind |
| conserve fuel. Scientists are working extremely hard | | | | driven turbines to provide energy to communities. |
| to manufacture alternative fuels for our vehicles and | | | | All of us need to conserve energy and continue to |
| have made a lot of progress in creating gasoline | | | | work on finding ways to use our natural resources to |
| alternatives. Aside from creating alternative fuels for | | | | help cut down on pollution for a cleaner world. |