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| Do you feel free? | For those of you that have listened to what I've had to say thus far, I thank you. For all others, please pay close attention. The movie is displayed at the end of this blog entry.
WE ARE IN TROUBLE!!!
There are so many forces conspiring against our #1 priority; The pursuit of happiness. With all that we as a global community have been through, wars, famine, injustices, persecutions, genocides, depressions and everything else that causes civil despair, we're now faced with yet another group of war-mongers who have the intent to control the entire planet. This may come as a shock to some of you, but you need to take two hours out of your day and watch http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/index.html
Before watching, free yourself of all your preconceived notions and prior conceptions. In other words, you must approach this movie with an open mind. Some of you will immediately jump to conclusions, and switch to defensive mode. Some of you won't even bother watching the whole thing, which is too bad really. If you turn this movie off without finishing it because it offends you, then you're exactly the type of person that needs to see it. Closed minded attitudes are what allows the powers that be to perpetuate their illegal system of control.
Intrigued? Check it out.
Nearly all of the information contained in the movie relates to topics that I've studied in great detail. Many heated discussions have taken place due to the mere mention of some of the issues raised in this movie. I don't want to alienate any of you. Nor do I wish to make any of you uncomfortable. I do, however, want you to get mad. This movie should infuriate you.
Watch the movie, and please let me know what you think.
I have to give credit to Galtgirl for bringing this to my attention.
Take care all,
Scott
WhyGreenEnergy
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| | Posted: 10/14/2007 at 08:14 | Read 435 times | 6 comments | Leave Comment |
 | The argument for Nuclear | Do you think Nuclear Power is a good idea?
Nuclear energy is considered by some to be a viable alternative to the current mainstream methods of producing power. There's been chatter on the net lately about how more thought should be given to using nuclear power plants to replace coal fired plants. But I think that is a terrible idea, and I'll explain why. Please read on and leave a comment. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
The construction of a nuclear power plant takes about 6 to 8 years roughly, and it doesn't run at full capacity for nearly 2 years thereafter as the engineers fine tune the equipment. Combine that with the time it takes for land acquisition, permitting, contractor bidding and all else, and the whole process can take about 10-12 years. The ore which the uranium is derived from must also be mined, refined, manufactured and shipped. The mining process leaves the land scarred. After about 3 years of use, once the atomic fuel rods are spent, they're stored for 5 to 25 plus years as they cool to a manageable temperature where they're either discarded (moved to long term storage) or refined again and reused.
With the current growth rate of the human population, for every society to be able to rely on nuclear power alone, we will need to build over 5,000 nuclear power plants in the next 50 years. At that rate of consumption, the planet will run out of ore containing uranium-238 in 70 to 80 years. Because of new technologies, and a shortage of fuel, all of those nuclear facilities will be obsolete by the year 2100 to 2130 at the very latest. That means the effort to build all those nuclear plants, and mine all of that ore will produce a mere 150 years of power, if we're lucky. There are other types of nuclear power plants that use different processes and variety of fuels which some say there is enough of to last for millions of years. But, we'll still need to mine it, destroying vast portions of the planet, and there will still be radioactive waste that will need to sit around for 1000's of years.
Here are just a few of the safety concerns. Imagine how difficult it will be to maintain a vigilant guard over 5000 nuclear facilities. We can expect that terrorism and other types of war-mongering aren't going to go away any time soon. Think how many attempts will be made to reek havoc on a city by destroying it's local power plant(s). Huge explosions won't occur, the engineers will address that issue. But, a community can be terrorized by having it's power taken away, and if we rely on one structure for all of our power, this scenario is bound to happen.
Terrorism isn't the only concern. Besides the chance for nuclear fuel to be stolen during shipping; what about the radioactive waste, the irradiated water, and the chance for accidental contamination? What about the destroyed landscapes, and the aftermath of the mining process? It seems that pro-nuclear advocates don't consider the entire cost of a nuclear-power-dependent society. It's not worth it, if you ask me. Compared to coal, nuclear may look like a good idea on paper, but the costs and the risks are just too great.
Now imagine how hard it would be for terrorists to cut off our power if everyone of us contributed in a grid and/or made our own. The sun isn't going to run out of fuel for millions of years. We have all the power we need for an entire year beamed at us every single day. If we could get our governments to invest into solar energy research, we could develop new technologies that are efficient and economically and ecologically sound. Too much time has already been spent on shortsightedness. We need to bide our time, and concentrate on developing a sustainable future that involves the consideration of every factor, no matter how far off or insignificant it may seem.
Envision a future where every roof is covered with solar panels, every shipping truck is powered by its own solar-array lined trailer, every bit of energy we use comes from the most abundant energy source we'll ever know, the Sun. This is an achievable goal, and you can help aid this movement if you care to. Join this company, and use this Green Server to host your website if you have one. And by all means, get others to read this blog. There will be many more articles to come that further explain the importance of our switching to solar energy and green living.
Thanks for reading, I hope this finds you well.
Take care,
Scott
WhyGreenEnergy
| | Posted: 10/3/2007 at 06:36 | Read 347 times | 7 comments | Leave Comment |
| On a Mission to Save the World | I'm on a mission to spread the word about what needs to be done to win the fight against global warming. You can find more details at my blog, but I'll elaborate here further. If you want to get involved, please email me and I'll share with you the different ways you can help.
"This is serious," is a total understatement. We are in big big big trouble if we don't act now. I'm not trying to hype this, or blow it out of proportion. If we don't make drastic changes in the next few years, there won't be anything we can do to stop global warming. We are in the 11th hour as it were. Please do not make light of what I'm about to tell you.
"According to a recent report
by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we have only
eight years left to take action before the affects of global warming
become to sever to reverse." Quote from my Blog.
This has been all over the news lately, and various groups have been holding conferences to discuss the findings in the report. Environmental Agencies are prioritizing what changes need to occur first, what resources it will take, and how long we have to make those changes. I have some suggestions, but they may seem a little harsh:
1. Every single inefficient (gas guzzling) vehicle in the world must be parked permanently, immediately. Only Hybrid, extremely fuel efficient (50 mpg), and electric cars should be allowed on the road. To accomplish this, the Federal and State governments will have to provide mass transit to every citizen. The mass transit will have to be powered solely by Green Energy sources like wind or solar power. This is hard to imagine, but it is a reality.
2. Every coal fired power plant in the world must be brought off-line as soon as possible. A union of renewable energy sources will have to be made in order to replace the lost power to citizens. The government will have to sponsor the mass production of clean energy through large scale manufacturing of equipment and green power plants.
3. There must be a global halt on all production of chemicals that harm the environment in any way. PVC and the like will have to become a thing of the past. Every single manufacturer in the world will have to switch to recyclable, biodegradable, re-usable and renewable materials and production methods. Any workers displaced by this will have to be sponsored into new jobs helping to build our new energy efficient infrastructure, and/or building clean energy equipment.
4. This one will be really hard to swallow for some. Everyone in the world will have to switch to an almost entirely vegan diet, and only buy groceries that are grown or produced locally. Not only that, but all meals should be prepared by groups of people. Friends, families and neighbors will have to get together and make breakfast, lunch, and dinner with one another whenever possible. Communal dining saves more energy then you would guess by having less ovens, dishwashers, and water heaters running. Vegan eating means no more large scale cattle farms (one of the biggest methane producers), and less refrigeration of food.
5. Everyone in the world must take part in these changes. No one is exempt. It doesn't matter how wealthy or poor you are, what walk of life you come from, or how many friends in high places you have; every single person is responsible for what happens to this planet. We all must work together if we want to be able to act in time.
There are many other things we can do to lessen our impact on the planet. I invite you to leave your ideas / suggestions and tell your friends to as well. It is so vitally important that everyone knows about this and that we start acting now. Please send me a message if you need help deciding where and how to start.
I hope you and yours are well.
Take care,
Scott Riedy
↑ Grab this Headline Animator | | Posted: 9/17/2007 at 19:38 | Read 380 times | 13 comments | Leave Comment |
| Myspace doesn't like Yuwie | I tried to post a link to my Yuwie page from my MySpace page, and wasn't allowed to. MySpace changes the link so that it's directed back to myspace.com. Those right wing jerks are worried about losing members to Yuwie, and rightfully so if you ask me. If we can get enough of our friends who still use myspace to switch over to Yuwie, maybe myspace will be forced to start an incentive program of their own.
Nonetheless, I'm making the switch. So Yuwie, don't let me down.
Take care everyone,
Scott
| | Posted: 9/14/2007 at 18:03 | Read 611 times | 8 comments | Leave Comment |
| To Start Out... | Just a quick post to point you to my main blog over at WhyGreenEnergy.blogspot.com.
| | Posted: 9/14/2007 at 04:26 | Read 348 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
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