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Sam: Hello everyone welcome to "Wind Power Believe It Or Not", ﻿ I am James Peterson and I'm joined by my co host Chyeane Windfree. Tonight we are broadcasting from Hollywood, CA. We have two professors here to help us inform you about Wind Power. Professor Kramer is an expert in the field of wind energy. Professor Clark has researched wind power and has taught at Wisconsin College for the past 20 years. Chyeane, Why don't you get us started.

Maeve: Professor Kramer can you tell me what Wind Power is exactally?

Valerie: Yes Wind power is a source of energy that is created by the use of wind and windmills or turbines. When the wind blows, 3 blades on a windmill turn and inside the large 400 foot pole there is a contraption that also turns and makes energy.

Maeve: Now Professoer Clark do you think Wind Power is important to our nation.

Ally: Yes I think it is important to our nation because it makes energy without buying coal or oil from other countrys and it makes power while recycling it.

Sam: Now we are now going onto pros.

Maeve: Now professor Kramer can you tell me some pros about wind power?

Valerie: Sure, some of the pros are, Wind Power is a clean and renewable energy, People think that wind power is a better way to generate electricity than factories fueled by coal, Wind Power is a great source of energy because it has enough energy to power 140,000 houses, Wind Power will not pollute because it does not make any smoke or steam.

Sam: Now We are now going on to facts

Maeve: Professor Clark can you tell me some facts about Wind Power?

Ally: OK, They are built on flat land moast often, they are 400 feel tall, they have a emergency shut off and the midwest has the moast wind mills.

Maeve: Professor Kramer can you tell tell me what a wind farm is?

Valerie: A Wind farm is a large group of wind mills built on flat land.

Ally: There is dozens of wind mills on a wind farm.

Sam: We are going on to cons

Maeve: Professor Kramer can you tell me a couple cons?

Valerie: Sure some people are scared that the wind mills will hurt the lakes natral Beauty, they might hurt bugs and flying animals, They are exprnsave one year costs about $14,000.

Maeve: Professor Clark can we get some more facts Please?

Ally: Of course, the earliest wind mills where built in Persia, China, and Europe, Wind is caused by heat from the sun, and wind power is actaually a form of solar energy, Wind Power has enough energy to power 400,000 houses.

Maeve: Now Professor Kramer we could use a couple more cons can you tell us some?

Valerie: Yes, they are loud, people dont like them on there land because on a nice Sunday morning you want to go sit out on your porch and have a nice cup of coffee and you walk out and you hear Buzzz.

Sam: Chyeane Windfree you have an Email.

Maeve: Thank you James lets take a look at this letter Looks like we have a question from Howard Ying In New York City, the questin is do wind mills really kill Animals? Professor Kramer will you answer this question?

Valerie: Sometimes, they might get caught in the blades

Sam: We are sadly out of time if you want to learn more about Wind Power go to about.com, about.com is a good source to find facts about Wind Power.

Maeve: Wait! can we have a global Prospectave please?

Ally: Sure, Wind Power might not matter to people who live in inland states but it will matter to people who live in costal states also people who have alot of air pollution might depend on Wind Power because they do not pollute.

Sam: If you would like to learn more about Wind Power keep on watching this channel on Fridays from 5:30-6:00

Maeve: Bye everybody!

Valerie, Sam, Ally: Bye!