Sunday, November 29, 2009

Renewable Energy At Low Cost

The Law of Gravity and the law of ecomics are always at odds. "What Goes Up Must Come Down" maybe true for most things, except when it comes to fuel for your home and car. Rising prices are felt by everyone not to mention what the emissions are doing to the planet. The growing trend is toward cleaner and cheaper fuels. The buzz word and the industry is called Green Technology, to make it sound new and important. Although important, as you may have guessed, the methods and alternative energy is far from new. New to you or someone else but it has been around, in some cases, for a hundred years.

So why now and what will it eventully cost? Now because the damage being done to the environment isn't longer possible to hide in committies. It is no longer easy to keep information and reports away from the public, thanks to the internet. What will eventully cost? That is the question that everyone is asking but there is no clear anwers if you ask the energy corporations. BP, Shell, and other fuel companies have been working hard to rebrand their image to make it appear as if they are concerned about the same things you and I are concerned about, the health of children and the environment.

The truth is that it is a matter of repositioning themselves in the market that concerns them most. If you were to check out what the major manufactuers are planning and the cost of the improvements to their vehicles, you would certainly get the impression they are putting band aids on the problem. The problem is the infrastructure! The fuel delivery methods and locations of renewable energy stations are so low to almost be non existant. In homes, you would have to replace furnaces and generators, an almost remodeling of the millions of homes in communities across the country.

It will be some time, ten years maybe more before the individual will find relief from the rising cost of energy.
However, there are some alternatives for those wanting to make changes for themselves and right now.
Whether is is solar, wind, electricity or hydrogen systems, their are many "do it yourself " plans out there that really work. I, myself installed a hydrogen generator on my vehicle and improved my gas mileage by 35%. I know the technology exists there are many forums, magazines, and organizations getting the word out.

The first step is to get educated on the problem, then take steps to solve it for yourselves. For many, it is not an easy decision or possible to do it themselves, but to those who can and want to try I recommend programs for the home and vehicle at http://www.bosslessmoneyreview.com/.
(Google Alternative Energy For Lists of Forum and Organizations.)

No comments:

Post a Comment