This collection of pro versus con essays examines whether or not alternative energy sources can replace fossil fuels and if the benefits of wind power outweigh its disadvantages. This volume also debates the practicality of utility-scale solar power as a practical alternative energy source as well as the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy in general. Essayists include Steven Cohen, Eric McLamb, Robert Bryce, Erin Ailworth, ​and Noreen Moustafa.