I did a "double-take" when I saw this report. It stated that coal-generated power dropped below the 40% mark in more than 30 years. While this is most welcome news, it comes with a qualifier. Coal, gas, and other "fossil-fuel" driven energy is still the dominant force in America and around the world. Until we see many of these type of energy sources brought below 30, 20, and even down to 10%, we still face the consequences of a warming world and a changing climate.
Sustainable and green technology is getting better with every month. New energy innovations abound, but they must be implemented at a much quicker pace. Also, it is not just technology and switching to a different type of energy production that will save us from an incapacitated planet. It is a shift in thinking by the public consumer. We must learn to temper our diets from more, more, more to enough, enough, enough. Instead of believing marketers that we need another big car, or another form of bottled drink, we need to consume less and realize when we have enough. As we consume less, not only will the demand for energy be lower, but the demand on the Earth's resources will be much lower as well.
Fossil fuels are on their way out. That much is a given. However, it is us who decide whether we will continue the path of unsustainable growth and consumption, or whether we will embrace a more evenly balanced future of sustainability in energy production and consumption.
Sustainable and green technology is getting better with every month. New energy innovations abound, but they must be implemented at a much quicker pace. Also, it is not just technology and switching to a different type of energy production that will save us from an incapacitated planet. It is a shift in thinking by the public consumer. We must learn to temper our diets from more, more, more to enough, enough, enough. Instead of believing marketers that we need another big car, or another form of bottled drink, we need to consume less and realize when we have enough. As we consume less, not only will the demand for energy be lower, but the demand on the Earth's resources will be much lower as well.
Fossil fuels are on their way out. That much is a given. However, it is us who decide whether we will continue the path of unsustainable growth and consumption, or whether we will embrace a more evenly balanced future of sustainability in energy production and consumption.
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