| Learn how to build your own home solar system | | | | problem. |
| to help the coming energy challenges. This country | | | | This country has been dependant on this form of |
| is facing a serious two headed energy crisis. First | | | | energy for the last 150 years. Initially people were |
| off is the use of fossil fuels. The problem with this | | | | not aware of the consequences, but we know |
| is decreasing resources and the dependence on | | | | realize what they are. Unfortunately this form of |
| having to get these resources from nations that | | | | power is deeply entrenched and will be around for |
| may not be our friends. | | | | a long time. Additionally the government has been |
| Contrary to popular belief there are tremendous | | | | slow to react and make any changes. |
| petroleum resources still available in this country, | | | | That means it is has been left up to the individual |
| like oil shale and oil sands for instance. That being | | | | person to act. There is a large group of people |
| said, the process of extracting usable oil products | | | | who want to do their part to help the |
| from these resources is extremely complicated | | | | environment but just can not afford a costly |
| and very expensive. So while oil is not going to | | | | switch to alternative energy sources. What these |
| suddenly run dry, decreasing supplies of relatively | | | | people do not realize is that switching to solar |
| cheap oil, only means increasing prices of harder | | | | power has now became affordable to everyone. |
| to get sources. | | | | The sun's energy or solar energy is the most |
| For families already struggling to get by this is not | | | | abundant form of energy available on earth. Solar |
| a good prospect, and for those that think this is in | | | | cells have became quite inexpensive lately. Using |
| the future you only need to look back a short | | | | these affordable solar cells and materials that are |
| time to when oil prices took a huge jump. And | | | | readily available at your own local home store you |
| this is just the beginning, even higher rising prices | | | | can make your own solar power system, and not |
| are inevitable. | | | | only help the environment but end your monthly |
| The second problem and the one that is | | | | power bills. |
| considered the worse of the two is pollution. Bad | | | | These solar systems are not only cheap to build, |
| air quality and the threat of global warming is real | | | | they are very reliable, low on maintenance, and |
| and it is not going to go away as long as the | | | | are a great investment for your homes power |
| burning of fossil fuels continue to add to the | | | | supply. |