Thursday, January 17, 2008

Threats to North America

There are several threats to North America that need attention, and a solution to ease all of these problems is technically sound. The physics have been proven, and used, for decades.

Energy independence is a necessity for the security of North America. Security is not just about bombs and borders. Our civilization and economy are under threat from actions by big businesses, other countries and radical groups.

Pollution has to be brought under control. The private sector cannot be allowed to continue to poison our planet for their quick dirty profit. Man-made greenhouse heating is a byproduct of our unrestrained polluting.

Local employment needs a boost. Too many of the good paying jobs are leaving North America. We need new products to manufacture and sell.

Those who don’t want change would like us to ignore a more intelligent way of living, and they are benefiting at our expense. The government is afraid of change in case they may lose a tax source, and they receive a lot of their political money from big businesses.

The U.S. will spend more than $1 trillion in Iraq to, supposedly, secure America’s oil energy needs.

Now consider a product that can address all these needs. A product that would create jobs ranging from mining and smelting to sales, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and education.

We have all heard of the large amount of energy that will be saved by switching to energy efficient light bulbs. Well consider if wind generators, of many sizes, are promoted to be built and installed everywhere. Homes and businesses could have generators to assist in meeting their energy needs that are also hooked into the grid to add to our available power, and these will protect us locally during blackouts. A single backup gas generator doesn’t supply the full power requirements of a home, nor does a single wind or solar collector need to. Cars were not as energy efficient when first introduced as they are today, and these power collectors will also improve in efficiency over time.

Farmers in need of extra income could receive assistance to install the larger wind generators, one or more, on their property instead of gearing up to use food crops as fuel sources.

The government should aggressively promote hydrogen powered vehicles also, by ensuring hydrogen can be accessed as easily as gasoline is.

Oil has pollution in everything about it. Look at the roads after a rain and oil is everywhere.

The government must stop catering to big businesses and wasting tax money to prop up the oil industries, and must instead address the threats to our planet and economy.

The political candidates should promote a path into our future, not just babble vaguely about working on these threats to North America. The economy, energy and pollution must be addressed now.

No comments: