The United States with less than 5% of the world’s population consumes roughly 25% of the world’s energy. Some might argue that this is egregious, while others would say that it is simply a yardstick by which the world’s largest economy is measured. But for whatever the reason for our vast consumption of energy, the fact remains that in order to consume you first have to produce. And as most of our energy comes from burning fossil fuels- which wouldn’t be too bad except that:
(1) burning vast amounts of fossil fuels in this county alone dumps millions of pounds of earth warming greenhouse gasses into, what appears, is a fragile atmosphere, every day. Just warming up the atmosphere a couple of degrees on average has significant impact. Look no further than last year’s hurricane season. The worst on record. And…
(2) let’s not forget its close cousin; smog pollution, which adds to respiratory problems and other health conditions, not to mention the visual blight hanging over our cities as well. In addition…
(3) have you filled your tank recently? Paid the heating bill? The cost of all fossil fuels, even...