In this electronic revolution, the energy industry is lagging way behind. Don't believe me?? Go to your closest coal-fired power station. Its like stepping in a damn time machine! You see, to generate their electricity, facilities similar to these burn fossilized trees dug out of holes in the ground, wasting huge amounts of energy, heat, and water. Through this process, coal is transported and steam is produced, thus cooling it down afterwards. This alone discharges THOUSANDS of tons of mercury-containing, asthma-inducing, atmosphere-warning greenhouse gases! One day, all of our unhealthy, expensive, traditional forms of energy we utilize will become depleted. What will we do then?...
Without a shadow of a doubt, solar energy WILL eventually become the number one electric utility model in the world. A great reason to provide clean air and energy independence however, is not only to make the world a more healthier ecosystem. It also means for a new industry, greater forms of technology, business and market development, green-collar job availability, and overall economic and environmental growth. For decades, American politicians have ignored the issue of energy security. It is time for this country to step up the way I know it can beside countries such as Japan and Germany, the latter of which leads the worldwide solar PV industry. To make this happen successfully, we must ALL get involved! We must push solar on our politicians with no rest! Catastrophic climate change confronts us down the road, and we cannot afford to delay that any longer!
Source: Bob Johnstone. "Switching To Solar." Prometheus Books.
