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What is renewable energy?
Ever wonder what exactly renewable energy is, how windmills work or if plants can really become fuel for cars?

Ever wonder what exactly renewable energy is, how windmills work or if plants can really become fuel for cars?


Fun Facts
Did you know that…

  • Each American produces an average of 4.4 pounds of trash each day.
  • Every time you open the refrigerator door, up to 30 percent of the cold air can escape.
  • If 40 million people spent 1 minute less each day in the shower over their lifetimes, they would save 4 trillion gallons of water.

Click here to view even more fun and informative energy facts.


Additional Resources
For more information, fun facts and games, checkout these energy and environment-oriented web sites.

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program's Education Center
Energy Kid's Page
Endangered species: games and how you can help
Energy Hogbusters: learn how to outsmart the hogs that waste energy
Energy Information Administration's Energy Ant: learn all about where we get our energy and how we use it
Environmental Protection Agency's Kids Club: games and activities about environmental issues
Fun Facts about Renewable Energy
Fun Nature Stuff
Kids Saving Energy
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids' pages: play games, read stories, sing along, and color
National Institutes of Health: Tox Mystery
National Park Service WebRangers: fun and activities in our National Parks
Nature Watch: see animals in action
Roofus the Dog's Solar and Efficient Neighborhood: make your home energy smart
Sci4Kids: stories about plants and bugs
S.K.Worm: he'll answer your questions about dirt
USA.gov for Kids: a portal to lots of kids' resources

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