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We are at a cross roads in human history, we can choose to continue on as we have been, or we can make a change to improve our future and quite possibly the future for several generations to come. We are here to promote energy independence, a better environment, a secure future and a higher return on investment for your hard earned dollar. It is what I believe in, it is why I am in the solar business.

The Greater Concern

06 Jul 07 | Commentary, Conservation, Environment

I was thinking about climate change, the human race and other things last night as I drove home. I often use the drive home to contemplate things that happened during the day, things I have heard or read, concerns, plans, etc.

Driving in my car with the air conditioner on it occurred to me that humans may not be able to grasp the big picture, at least not most of them. I say this because I am fairly environmentally conscious, however, because it was a little bit warm out, I saw the need to run the AC. It may seem like such a small thing, turning on the AC in your car, but I’ll bet that act alone uses hundreds of thousands, if not millions of gallons of gas every day. Why? So our hair doesn’t get blown around?

Think about a typical house. How much energy is used or wasted by us every day on things like not turning off the lights, wasting hot water, inefficient appliances, air conditioning set too low, heat set too high. I was reading one of those store catalogs once where it was describing a small blanket. The description stated “Perfect for taking the chill off an air conditioned room.” How about turning off the AC and opening a window if you are chilly?

We are all the center of our own universe. It seems, in spite of the fact that our current communications technologies are unprecedented, that universe is getting smaller. There is so much information available, important stuff, yet most people remain fixated on Paris Hilton, or themselves.

Changing our habits to prevent environmental disaster will require sacrifice. I don’t think it is in us to voluntarily take that on. Sure, there are some who will, but most will continue on as before, oblivious, until some misfortune befalls them and then woe is me.

In this country, there is a culture of consumerism and greed. If we cannot get around that mindset, than we will go no further than this. We are constantly bombarded with advertising for items that we don’t really need. The latest greatest video games, cell phones, toys, clothes, shoes, fast food, cars, etc. How much stuff do we really need?

We need to invest the energy that we have available today in developing and manufacturing renewable energy systems for tomorrow. The current abundance of high energy fossil fuels should be used cautiously and conserved rigorously, not only because it is good for the environment, our existence as a society depends on it. Otherwise we will be like the people of Easter Island, who cut down the last tree on the island in the early 1600’s, after which a great portion of the population starved to death.

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06 Jul 07 | Commentary, Conservation, Environment
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