Monday, October 27, 2008

Weekly Question

Weekly Question:

Is it possible to run a entire school off of renewable energy sources? Would this be possible enen if the school was hundreds of miles form the source? What sources would be avalible in our area?

6 comments:

  1. Jacob K. here,
    I do believe it is possible, one possible source could be wind, the power of the turbines can be taken a long distance and Seattle is famous for it's weather!

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  2. Hmmm. I smell research. I challenge you to look into this, Jacob . . . just for the sheer joy of knowing, no grade attached. Report back. The wind idea sounds so interesting. And water also . . . we're surrounded by water!

    Solar energy may not be the best idea . . . I don't know that we'd be able to store up enough energy to last us all the way to March in our long DRAUGHTS of SUNSHINE! (note the oxymoron)

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  3. I think this would be a great idea if someone came up with an answer to this, because schools have so much electric stuff on everyday.

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  4. I wonder if it would be possible to run a school off of the garbage it poduces, because schools produce so much garbage, which is bad for the environment since it fills up landfills.

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  5. Anna has a good point. I wonder if it would be possible to run a school with no carbon footprint too. Another thing would be to run on treadmills for PE :)!

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  6. Well i think it may be possible but it would depend on the location for the type for example windy weather for wind ower and hydro power fround a river.

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