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Konrad (Mr.newman) change this character's name Duncan (Will) change this character's name Lydia (Chelsea)

Mr.newman:(music) Hello United States you are listening to blown away the radio talk show about wind power I'm your host Mr.newman. Today we have 2 people joining, us to talk about whether or not wind power is important. I've always heard that wind mills are good, but I want to hear other people's opinions. I would like to introduce Chelsea the engineer who has designed windmills for 20 years; and Will, the reporter from New York times, who has studied wind power since college.

Chelsea: Before we get started, let's review what wind power is: wind power is the use of wind and windmills to create electricity. This is how it works: there are three propellers that conect to a gear which spins another gear and an axle, These axles turn the genarator, that produces electricitricety. A wind mill has 15 parts and can be 400 feet tall in shalow water. and in case you wanted to find the tallest wind mill it would be in Hawaii. the tower is 20 stories tall and the blades are as big as a foot ball field.

Mr. Newmann: Will, you had a question for us to start us off, right?

Will: Yes. Why is wind power a good idea? See I've been studying wind power for over 20 years and I know that most people say it's a bad idea.

Mr. Newmann: Wind power is safe and invirmenaly friendly.

Will: A windmill sounds pretty unsafe to me.

Mr.newman: I think wind mills are safe because they have emergency shut off button in case of a tornado.

will: Thats very interesting, but doesn't a wind turbine hurt peoople's ears because of the high pitch squeaking noise?

Mr.newman: Wind power is a good idea to consider because it's clean meaning nothing is wasted, and renewable meaning it it never runs out of wind. And many people think that wind power is more efishent than nuclieur power!

Chelsea: Did you know that there are thousands of giant wind turbines around the world. the blades are made of fiber glass and polyester. the tower normaly is hollow and made of steel.

will: But what if a bird flys into the blades of the wind mill and dies!

Chelsea: Yes they would die so we suggest people don't put them by marshes and barns!! did you also know that a wind mill will provide enough energy for over 400,000 houses.

Mr.newman: If you have a windmill you have an atvantege because if there is a black out you can connect your wind mill to your house to get electricity!

will: Theres still different opinoins about wind power, but I'm still agenst it and you will not be changing my mind any time soon.

Chelsea: it might matter to people around the world because wind energy is clean and renewable : we need clean and renewable energy because right now we use non renewable sources like wood, oil, gasoline, etc.

Mr.newman: Sounds like there's a lot of information out there! Go to [|www.alliantenergykids.com] to get facts and go to [|www.environment.about.com] to find pros and to find cons. Thats all we have time for thanks for joining us today. Well see you next time on Blown away.