The Energy to Move Forward

This post will bring to close the series of posts about energy independence and clean energy. Although this ends our online series, this does not mean that the issues have ceased or faded away. Lets remember some of the more important issues with energy and green policies and what we have learned.

Although green energy is important, it is an immunization. When our economy is down we should be concentrated on helping our economy as our primary focus. There is a time and place over everything and if we cannot sustain the new changes, why make them. It does not make sense to regulate our businesses when they are already having trouble in a down economy.

In addition, we should not hammer on the Global Warming issue. The evidence is not only shaky but has now been proven to be highly unreliable. Although the majority of people in the would would agree that cleaner air is something that they want, it does not make it right to claim that the reasons behind our actions are global warming. Our goal should be energy independency with a time-line fitted to work with our economic status.

We should not ignore our built in infrastructure and available resources, we have oil and can allivieate some of the symptoms as we try to cure the root cause. We should take energy movement in moderation. Enhance existing systems while looking further into future systems. Drill for oil now, while creating cars that can run off of ethanol.

Our country can be energy independent, but it must be achieved slowly but surely. We cannot sacrifice our country to save our country. We cannot sacrifice our economy for expediency.

So this leaves us, reader, with the future. What can you do to get more involved in this issue? After all, energy and our country lies not solely in the hands of those in power, but also by the people in it. Of course, the obvious common advice comes to mind: Write letters to senators and congressmen, Call your representative and make sure its in their agenda, Participate in green organizations and other political events. However all these miss something very important. Vote. Vote in caucuses, they determine agenda and who will run. Vote for senators and representatives at all levels. Be active in the voting process.

After all, the governmental policy is set by those in power, and you, reader, are the only one who can put policies in and out of power.