Have you ever awakened on a summer morning, drifting to sleep and push gently in the early morning bird song? Thoughts and ideas bubbling unasked dangle income from the cobwebs of the mind. There are no "hurry up" or "faster" and the day seems to hesitate and take a deep breath before starting.
This is the time of day when good ideas and titillate pop. If the world is every morning and we can dream of better things for the future.
For years, people have looked in the sun, wishing that his' heat could always available and climates. Solar power is the "Holy Grail" to a lot of people and there is a glimmer on the horizon for those who tried to propose an amendment.
Wind is also a contender, but it is usually thought of in terms of the auxiliary supply as it can be intermittent at best. Anyone who has seen a windmill, either in the lowlands of Holland or the Midwest prairie can vouch for their effectiveness long time.
The oil companies are trembling with apprehension at the thought of losing much of their income on these new sources. Remember to find the old days of sail, when the whalers traveled to the far reaches of the earth, and to kill the whales? The owners and investors held they were headed for disaster if not hunting, but then came oil to fill the gap. For a hundred odd years we have together with the fine oil we get dug out of the earth, but now the Earth has depleted and we can not hope to "enjoy" the benefits of getting oil.
Suddenly we looked at nuclear power, but the problems of disposal are too risky. In addition, disaster in the background of all nuclear power plants in operation today were hovering. Yes, they have security protocols, and yes, they are careful to monitor processes. But you want to live next to a nuclear power plant?
A long time ago (over 50 years) I read my first "science fiction stories. From then on, I waited patiently for the new products to come. Personal computers, compact personal mobile phones, planes, covering the country within a few hours, and the people who would walk on the moon. Had a 'space station' for years and we have landed on Mars craft.
When my grandmother was born in 1887, was the method of transportation by horse and cart. When my mother graduated from high school, she worked and bought a car. The first of the family, was riding in a plane, you believe it or not, Grandma. She flew from Rhode Iceland all the way to California at the age of 70 years. Progress is everywhere around us.
Today, when I look out my window, I can see an old mill that was built in 1865 and supplied with water. The local utility has made clever use of this possibility and others like them support in the area, in the production of electricity for the local grid.
Small steps are taken to produce efficient, clean energy whenever possible. Within a few years there will be changes. More and more people will be trained in the new technologies and the need for the old "oil" will subside. In the coming years we will wonder what all the "fuss" was about. We have the beginnings of the future in our hands now, just waiting for us to make it happen.
These products I have found can help to bring us into the future are made in our children's lifetime great progress in many areas today unknown. Help our world and ourselves to make this happen.
All we need now is to break the hold that the old fuels have on our souls and pockets and focus on what is good for the earth. We can not move forward if we pollute the environment at home, it's the only home we have.
