Goin’ Green South of Here

Argentina is building its first solar energy park! The park will be located in the province of San Juan and will have 4,898 solar panels.

These panels will produce a maximum of 1.2 megawatts of energy a day. While this may not sound like much, every little bit of innovation helps countries to take advantage of different types of energy. Argentina is a large country. With well over 1 million square miles of land, it’s about three-tenths the size of the United States. It is the second largest country in South America. The country is broken up into 23 provinces and one autonomous city (and capital), Buenos Aires Capital Federal.

But Argentina is not alone in its plans to use alternative sources of energy. While Argentina is making plans to use solar energy, Mexico has plans to achieve 25 percent electricity from clean and renewable sources by 2012. Mexico’s plan calls mostly for the use of wind turbines.

Mexico is part of North America and is the 15th largest country in the world. The country’s conventional name is the United Mexican States, and the capital is Mexico City.

While Argentina and Mexico are moving toward different sources of energy, Brazil is promoting the development of alternative sources like solar, wind and tidal power.

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is the largest country in South America. It has a population of nearly 200 million people, and the most widely used language is Portuguese. There are other languages that are spoken less commonly, including: Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and English.

While all these countries are trying to make big changes to their energy sources, the little changes help, too. Celebrate this Earth Day by thinking about what you and your friends and family can do to help the planet in your own homes!