Post from Earth Owl's Thoughts:
Educating Ourselves
| By Earth Owl - May 5, 2008 11:54:17 PM ET |
| Also listed in: Algorism | The Burque Green |
I've seen a lot of optimism and excitement here and that's heartening. I'm glad to see that concern for the environment has finally taken root. But in the midst of all of this interest, I'd like to remind everyone to keep a level head.
Politics and fervor can make too much of a good thing. Let's keep ourselves from becoming zealots by learning the whole story. We need to be educating ourselves so that we are armed with knowledge that WE gather instead of what the media delivers.
That said, I propose that we begin to gather resources that vary widely in range. By this, I mean sources that may have different angles than Al Gore. I'm posting one below to kick it off with a brief dilemma and a resource to get everyone thinking in new directions.
There has been a massive movement to sign the international treaty for a greener world. I love this idea. But the U.S. government is balking. The people in Washington are largely good people trying to do a good thing by our country.
We, as a nation, live on energy. We could not sustain our lifestyles without it. That means we need energy plants. This is where we run into problems. Solar panels are great, however their manufacture consumes so much fossil fuel that one panel can't economically make its worth back in energy saved.
According to Senator Pete Domenici's book "A Brighter Tomorrow," nuclear power plants are currently the only realistic way to provide America with its life blood without sullying its skies. It's an interesting read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more.
Politics and fervor can make too much of a good thing. Let's keep ourselves from becoming zealots by learning the whole story. We need to be educating ourselves so that we are armed with knowledge that WE gather instead of what the media delivers.
That said, I propose that we begin to gather resources that vary widely in range. By this, I mean sources that may have different angles than Al Gore. I'm posting one below to kick it off with a brief dilemma and a resource to get everyone thinking in new directions.
There has been a massive movement to sign the international treaty for a greener world. I love this idea. But the U.S. government is balking. The people in Washington are largely good people trying to do a good thing by our country.
We, as a nation, live on energy. We could not sustain our lifestyles without it. That means we need energy plants. This is where we run into problems. Solar panels are great, however their manufacture consumes so much fossil fuel that one panel can't economically make its worth back in energy saved.
According to Senator Pete Domenici's book "A Brighter Tomorrow," nuclear power plants are currently the only realistic way to provide America with its life blood without sullying its skies. It's an interesting read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more.
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Ps I will try to wade through that book... after all Opposing ideas encourage creative thinking.
world without end
sean
As for the database, I don't have the means to do it. I'm not very good with web programming. Is anyone else capable? Maybe a Wiki sort of deal where anyone can input books and articles?