On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:01:52 -0700 (PDT), "BlackWolf (Adrian)"
<AdrianTremayne@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>The greatest challenge facing those who advocate clean energy is fear
>on the part of the companies and people who currently control the
>world's big energy sources. One of the facts of clean energy is its
>freedom from connection to a finite source of energy. The wind will
>always blow, where it wants to blow, and there is no way to control
>it. The only way to control energy from wind is to control the
>technology used to harness that wind and put it to use for human
>purposes. Those who control energy production today fear the day when
>energy is available to anyone with little or no need to purchase its
>availability for use. They see their monopoly on the world's wealth
>disappearing, and no way of recapturing it. People will have real
>freedom available to them. They will be able to sustain their own
>lives without paying for the privilege. The differences between the
>"first world" who are the haves, will fade away as the peoples of the
>"third" and "second worlds" find they can have the same privileges and
>become "haves" too. The world's economy and "civilizations" will have
>to change to allow for a place where people are much freer, where
>people are more able to do as they wish as long as they harm no
>others, where there is no more slavery to work in order to have safe
>food, clothing and housing. Those who are in power see this and are
>afraid, very afraid, of what the world can become. I believe you are
>going to see them fighting clean, safe, renewable energy production
>until the "little people" of the world revolt and begin producing the
>energy themselves - whether legal or not.
The problem with alternative energy is that it's not
been competitive in price. Solar or wind energy at
the point of use is very competitive, but it requires
a big up front capital expense, and few can afford it.
Working people are kept working by subsistence
wages (or less, with the difference paid by subsidy).
Living from hand to mouth, buying a few watts of
power is almost more than they can manage.
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