In looking to rely more on renewable energy sources over the more common oil, coal, nuclear, and even natural gas, many counties world wide have turned to wind energy. This more ethical power resource is fast becoming the hot trend, as in just as recently as 2005 the total global usage for wind energy was a mere 1 percent, but fast forward to2008 and that amount has risen over 30 percent. This brings wind energy power to the top of the list as the fastest growing power supply, with solar energy coming behind it.

The countries that are more heavily relying on wind energy are shifting too, as the long time wind power leader, Germany, was surpassed this past year by the United States, and China was able to double its stats over the previous year which is a feat that it accomplished four years running! And it looks like wind energy is predicted to only keep growing as some expect to see a 30 fold increase during the next five years. This is all the better as if we intend to hit many of the targets of carbon gas reduction it appears that relying on wind power may be our best shot.

As many have stated that if we don't get our greenhouse gas emissions in check by 2020, the results could not only be devastating but that the future of the Earth will be bleak. At that point what we've already seen from the climate change and global warming will only be a precursor of things to come. That being said, wind power if at the targeted 120.8 GW will be able to cut out 158 million tons of carbon gas annually and get us on that path. The biggest hitters in the wind energy adoption are North America, Europe, and Asia which is good being that these same areas are the culprits for the release of the majority of carbon gas. Some countries are adding enticing offers in the way of tax credits to get individuals to outfit their homes with residential wind turbines, and that seems to have been quite effective. While we of course need to look on a large scale and influence electric companies to abandon their oil and gas ways, perhaps we can help put the pressure on them by showing just how determined we are to turn to a renewable resource like wind. The more homes and people that are able to ditch, or at least heavily reduce, their reliance on standard electric companies, they will no doubt have to take action or risk going out of business themselves.

Wind turbines are being used on all scales, with the ones supplying as many as 600 homes towering to the heights to those of a 20 story building with blades that are 200 feet long to ones that are 10 feet tall and providing for a single home in a residential wind turbine. Ethical power sources seem to be a critical ingredient in the recipe to sticking to our goals of reducing carbon gas emissions. So while we can definitely do good by turning out lights and appliances when they aren't in use, by going a step further and sticking to eco-friendly energy sources in the ways of wind and solar we can make an even grander impact.

by Justmeans Better

via: http://www.justmeans.com/Wind-Ethical-Power-of-Future/6265.html