News Flash: Environmentalism and Capitalism Not Mutually Exclusive
Here’s a fantastic article in Renewable Energy World, in which the author points to 10 quick and easy reasons that he believes the Earth will exceed the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s estimate that the total penetration of clean energy will grow only 5% by the year 2035.
As he’s pointed out, 5% is truly a pitiful figure, and he’s done a really good job with his analysis. Here’s one that he missed which, in my estimation, constitutes a big deal: Jobs. It’s only a matter of time before someone of importance realizes that environmentalism and capitalism are not mortal enemies; in fact, the precise opposite is true.
Soon, one of our leaders will announce: “Breakthrough! We can actually put people back to work, by creating market conditions that will form many millions of jobs of retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency, installing PV, wind, solar thermal, hydro, biomass, geothermal, energy storage, and smart-grid technologies.”
Next thing you know, we’ll have an economic boom, the U.S. will regain its leadership position in technology, and we’ll have a clean and safe place to live.
If the guy wants, I’ll write the speech for him for free.
Here it comes! I can almost hear that announcement coming across my computer’s speakers…..
And while we are at it it will free homeowners from the grid and then their transportation from the oil addiction. After paying for the fixed costs the fuel; sun, wind and geothermal will be free. What part of do you think that will play in putting the middle class back on their feet? I wonder what part of a family’s income now goes to pay for electricity and transportation fuel. How much of our society is held hostage to these costs?
Highways and trucks move most of our produce and other products. let’s use the Betterplace battery concept for trucks and put the change stations on the freeways. Might remove that ribbon of heat that is I35 up through the center of Texas that feeds the high pressure that is parching the state.?
I thought Obama would be the guy but I don’t think the opposition would allow it even if he tried. If he can’t who do you think could issue the call to action?