every hour more energy from sunlight
strikes the earth than the entire human
population uses in a whole year
yet this chart shows the energy
consumption of the US and the energy
harness from the Sun is second to last
on this list of resources only 0.5% of
our energy consumption is solar our main
energy source is fossil fuels such as
coal but these fossil fuels create a
carbon footprint as shown here the rays
from the Sun enter the atmosphere and
reflect off of the earth however they
are also trapped by the greenhouse gases
that have been produced from the burning
of fossil fuels now we can all decrease
the production of these greenhouse gases
all while simultaneously reducing
pollutants to prevent unnecessary
healthcare costs we can do this by
increasing the production and usage of
solar panels there are many benefits
they can be used to generate electricity
also known as photovoltaics or heat and
a solar thermal it is renewable and
available every day and has low
maintenance and it reduces electricity
bills solar power is a bright idea