Energy Independence
This website is mostly intended to dispel some of the myths out there concerning renewable energy and how to eliminate or mitigate the use of carbon fuels.
Whether you call it a Sustainable Energy Plan or a Clean Energy Economy the bottom line is we can be nuclear and carbon free in 40 to 60 years depending upon the comprehensive plan we follow.
With these very real and exciting visions for a clean (or sustainable) future out of the way, lets move on to the myths!
Carbon Capture
One thing that I'd like to address at the outset is Carbon Sequestration. Otherwise known as Carbon Capture, this technology remains mostly unproven. It is currently being used (in a nearly completely theoretical state) to bolster the argument that coal is the power source of the future.
Technology will save us!
Ultimately there is no magic bullet of technology out there that will allow us to continue operating as we have. It will be a combination of technology (99% of which already exists) and redesigning our society around people instead of the car.
Mass transit figures prominently in this equation. We could concievably design a system of transportation that was like riding a fast elevator to any point in the city. A dynamic system that reduces wait time to a minimum, is comfortable, and provides for ease of movement virtually from cradle to grave. One of the biggest complaints elderly people have is that they can no longer drive to see their friends and relatives. We are already seeing communities of elderly people that are designed around limited mobility requirements. This thinking needs to spread beyond the needs of the elderly to the rest of our urban and suburban designs. (read more)
