I was provided an article from the new issue (Mar/April 2012) of Foreign Affairs Journal that was very intriguing. This essay laid out in one fell swoop what can be done to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and how we can transition over to cleaner energy technologies. The essay's author, Amory B. Lovins, draws upon innovative brainstorming and newly available technology to make the case that we can successfully - and pretty painlessly - switch from an economy dependent on fossil fuels to an economy that is buoyed up by clean, efficient, and renewable energy production.
This essay resonates well with reason and it shows us that this is doable. The beginning of the essay points out this was done before in American history when we switched from whale oil for fuel to the fossil fuels. Innovation and brainstorming breed solutions to the tough problems we face. As the essay points out, we have the technology and the know how today to make these changes, and it doesn't have to be an economic apocalypse that follows.
As we combat those companies who are protecting their own interests, we must take heart knowing that we have solutions that are just waiting to be used. We have the solutions, we just need to be heard and allowed to proceed. Sweden is doing it. Germany is doing it. The UK is doing it, as well as several other nations. Success is around the corner, and soon we will no longer be slaves to the fossil fuels.
This essay resonates well with reason and it shows us that this is doable. The beginning of the essay points out this was done before in American history when we switched from whale oil for fuel to the fossil fuels. Innovation and brainstorming breed solutions to the tough problems we face. As the essay points out, we have the technology and the know how today to make these changes, and it doesn't have to be an economic apocalypse that follows.
As we combat those companies who are protecting their own interests, we must take heart knowing that we have solutions that are just waiting to be used. We have the solutions, we just need to be heard and allowed to proceed. Sweden is doing it. Germany is doing it. The UK is doing it, as well as several other nations. Success is around the corner, and soon we will no longer be slaves to the fossil fuels.
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