Build a Solar Power System for Your Home

Global warming is the biggest environmental threat facing our planet today. The debate about whether it is happening is over - the scientific evidence is in and proven. Global warming is an overall increase in world temperature which is attributed to the increasing number of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere.

How do we combat this problem? The graph clearly shows that the single largest contributor to global warming is pollution from the generation of energy (source: EPA). We cannot reverse global warming without a transition to renewable energy.

For a very long time, we have relied on fossil fuels. It provides heat to our homes, gas for our cars and electricity. Since we are now using it more than ever, there is a consequence. We are depleting our resources and slowly killing our planet. Fortunately, we can change our ways and then shift our attention to green energy sources.

Solar energy is being taken more and more seriously since US President Barack Obama made reducing US dependence on foreign oil a national priority. Hopes run high for renewable energy since he has cited "green technology" as one area for a major push.

The sun provides about 6,000 times more energy to the earth than the current daily human requirement. Time Magazine recently published an article stating that only 1% of the Sahara desert could theoretically produce the same quantity of electricity as all the world's power plants combined.