Blowin' In The Wind
Yet, when I stumble upon an article like this, I see a shameful waste of a natural and renewable resource that is right in front of our eyes each and everyday, though we cannot see it. We do have the abilities and technologies to successfully harness it and contribute a significant amount of energy production for our own use, thereby reducing carbon emissions and reliance upon foreign oil. Does any intelligent, thinking person truly believe that we will never exhaust our supply of fossil fuels?
What type of enviroment will be left for future generations? Personally, in the distant future, I would love to be able to drive for miles and miles with my great-grand children and enjoy the beautiful countryside, fields, flowers, trees, lakes, rivers and streams, and all the creatures that inhabit these lands. A drive through the wastelands relaying memories of "what was" is not my idea of sustaining a better world.
The time is now, gang! Stop with the chatter of "tree-hugger" and "I've thought about reducing my waste or my consumption." Re-train yourself to be more proactive, rather than reactive. Because once it's gone, sadly enough, it's gone! Carry within you the Nike philosophy and "Just Do It!"
http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/12/14/cop15-the-answer-is-blowin-in-the-wind/
REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE!
Thanks for the heartfelt message. Like you I have a great love for the countryside and the traditional beauties of the past. I think there will come a time when these new wind turbines will be loved as well, in part for their sleek engineered appearance, but also because we will understand how they have freed us from a dependence on foreign power sources and pollution. In time they will become an integral part of the landscape and we will simply take them for granted, as we do the gas station at the corner or the power transmission lines looping across the hills.
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