Renewable energy and how its changing the world

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In the present day, countries around the world are becoming more and more aware of the increasing risks associated with the continued use of fossil fuels as a means of energy. From driving to and from our jobs that support our families, to heating and cooling our homes to a liveable level, about 80 to 90 percent of the 474 exajoules of energy consumed in 2008, came from the combustion of fossil fuels. Coal continues to be the fastest growing fossil fuel to be used for energy; coincidentally, coal is also the dirtiest form of energy. In 2004, 87% the world's total combined energy consumption was obtained using the combustion of fossil fuels. (Figure 1.1)
If you notice, Geothermal, Solar, Wind and Wood energy take up less than 1% of the worlds consumption of energy. Many countries have started offering incentive programs to raise this level of renewable energy consumption in order to protect our planet. Germany has been the leading force of this trend. Before the global economy crashed in 2008, Germany offered subsidization of their renewable energy products. Commercial and residential subsidies in Germany alone created a rapid influx in the renewable energy industry across the world. Companies such as Solar One, based out of Tempe, Arizona, would never have been able to stay in businesses without utilizing these incentive programs.
On February 13, 2009, President Barack Obama convinced congress to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The sole purpose of this act was to create jobs during economic downfall in which unemployment had increased drastically. The act was also put in place to promote investment and consumer spending. The bill's budget was set at $787 billion. Much of this budget was used to stimulate the economy outside of the energy industry; however, $27.2 billion was specifically allocated for energy efficiency and renewable energy research and investment. Out of the $27.2 billion, $6 billion was assigned to renewable energy and electric transmission technologies loan guarantees. This allowed many renewable energy companies (manufacturers, retailers, installation companies etc.) to obtain capital needed to expand and also allowed companies in development to open their doors quicker. Only $115 million of the $27.2 billion was directly used to develop and deploy solar energy technologies, but this was enough to greatly stimulate the solar industry specifically.
In 2009, solar energy was one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. Many groups have formed to help initiate a rapid sales increase and use of solar energies. One group specifically is the Arizona Solar Power Association (ASPA). This group does not sell, install or manufacture solar products; instead, they have members of their group that do. They have about 800 members in which they contract business to. They have received contracts for more than 70 shopping centers across the nation and have passed this business on to their members. These groups help tremendously improve the renewable energy markets.
The human race must act now in order to sustain and maintain the lives we live. We cannot wait until fossil fuels have run dry. The time is now to invest into renewable energies. If we invest in these products now we will save money in the long run. Both commercial and residential structures would benefit greatly from the use of renewable energy. The great part of renewable energy is that it is free. The technologies that harness this energy is not free. If we invest in solar, hydroelectric, wind and geothermal energies now, it will pay itself off with the amount of free energy it is harnessing in less than 10 years. If the world came together and collectively invested in putting solar panels on just a mere 4% of the world's deserts we would have enough electricity for the whole world and we could stop our dependance on oil, coal, and gas. The Gobi desert alone is big enough to hold a solar PV system that could sustain the 474 exajoules of energy that the world consumed in 2008.

Written by: Judson Covert

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[alaina]

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[joe 2]

Just one question,

If we are being told to save the world by or glorious goverment by cutting fossil fuels then why did the banks cut off funding to tesla? stan meyer murdered and his technology suppressed? in scotland wave power technology proved to be very successful but the banks would not fund them and there are many more.

Any green issue like Cap n trade and co2 has another agenda and nothing to do with saving the planet. co2 they say is now a poison with zero scientific evidence.... well just about anything these dangerous idiots (goverment) say is crap please do not encourage them.

Solar and wind is good and has it`s place but will never run a industrial country.

[Matthew Jones]

Just one question,

If we are being told to save the world by or glorious goverment by cutting fossil fuels then why did the banks cut off funding to tesla? stan meyer murdered and his technology suppressed? in scotland wave power technology proved to be very successful but the banks would not fund them and there are many more.

At the time the world was a near endless place (in the minds of people). The greed of industry was at the same level it was today. Gasoline was dumped in the ocean up until the 1915, as a bi product to kerosene production. Unfortunately the cooperate mentality has not change since then. Hence the answer to your questions. Banks and cooperations run the government through the political process, and they do not want competition.
But a slight push and the right incentives from government, along with consumer demand can change these behaviors by cooperations. We have seen it to many times.

Any green issue like Cap n trade and co2 has another agenda and nothing to do with saving the planet. co2 they say is now a poison with zero scientific evidence.... well just about anything these dangerous idiots (goverment) say is crap please do not encourage them.

What is wrong with a tax on CO2? IE cap and trade. Along with CO2 production come Airborne Mercury, Lead, cyanide, particulates of all kinds of compounds, and carbon monoxide.
I don't want those things in the air so if CO2 is what is measured and taxed so be it.
Besides there are concrete fax that CO2 has not been at the level it is today in many 100' of thousands of years. Are you certain at such levels Co2 is not poison.
Little experiment for ya. Put your head in an airtight plastic bag and wrap up the ends, around neck with duct tape. When you are about to pass out open the bag and immediately start writing the description of the headache you now have. Not Poison?

Solar and wind is good and has it`s place but will never run a industrial country.

But it could run the the residential part of an industrial nation. As well as small occupancy business's. So there is no reason not to encourage it.

Any other close minded theories on what we should in the "NOW" is plane foolish. We need to do everything no matter how half heart and we need to do it now.

Matt

[redrichie]

Matthew,
I am pretty sure we stand on different aisles of the political spectrum. But I am not closed minded and I do think Co2 is not a good thing to be pumping into the atmosphere. But I do not agree with taxing it. Really, another tax. To pay for what? It will only prop an out of control global government anyhow. What will that money pay for? Not a dime will be reinvested into renewable energy. You have to know this. I mean seriously, what the hell does Al Gore "jetting" around the world got to do with anything? He was a stick figure in the background of a President. Now he is trying to get greedy companies taxed for emissions. A tax, for a greedy government...he is a FORMER vice President. He is by all rights a private citizen now. A celebrity if you will. What does he have to gain by getting tax money for governments? Lots apparently. He or they should get nothing. Its a giant scam man! You cant possible think that a giant corporation pays taxes do you? NO!!! we pay them for them. Their price just goes up, and we get stuck with the bill. Which is then TAXED again 30 times down the road till it gets to us where it is taxed again. Taxing emissions isnt going to stop the emissions. It will just make it a very expensive emission, but it will be produced none the less. This is the biggest scam I have ever heard of. If thats the case then a meter has to be put on every tail pipe of every internal combustion engine, and every breathing mouth on the planet. LEts just tax everything, let them get richer and more powerful, while we get taxed into nothingness. If there was only a once a year tax, and you kept ALL your money for the year, then had to write a check for 50% of the money you worked for, how would that make you feel. Like you just helped the Gov? Or like you just got kicked in the guts with a football cleat? Come on you just gave half your hard earned money to a government that didnt do anything for you.
I do agree that solar/wind and anything else we can do is beneficial. I know you are almost energy independent. Good job my friend. I wish all of us could be.

[Joit]

Little experiment for ya. Put your head in an airtight plastic bag and wrap up the ends, around neck with duct tape. When you are about to pass out open the bag and immediately start writing the description of the headache you now have. Not Poison?

Very funny Picture of that.

But anyway, can you tell me,
how much CO2 is actually at the Atmosphere?

Or maybe guess ? 10% ? 20% ? 60%?? or more or less ?


And what does make you sure, that it is the lack of Oxygen or the higher Ammount of CO2?

http://www.energeticforum.com/renewa...g-swindle.html

[Matthew Jones]

Matthew,
I am pretty sure we stand on different aisles of the political spectrum. But I am not closed minded and I do think Co2 is not a good thing to be pumping into the atmosphere. But I do not agree with taxing it. Really, another tax. To pay for what? It will only prop an out of control global government anyhow. What will that money pay for? Not a dime will be reinvested into renewable energy. You have to know this. I mean seriously, what the hell does Al Gore "jetting" around the world got to do with anything? He was a stick figure in the background of a President. Now he is trying to get greedy companies taxed for emissions. A tax, for a greedy government...he is a FORMER vice President. He is by all rights a private citizen now. A celebrity if you will. What does he have to gain by getting tax money for governments? Lots apparently. He or they should get nothing. Its a giant scam man! You cant possible think that a giant corporation pays taxes do you? NO!!! we pay them for them. Their price just goes up, and we get stuck with the bill. Which is then TAXED again 30 times down the road till it gets to us where it is taxed again. Taxing emissions isnt going to stop the emissions. It will just make it a very expensive emission, but it will be produced none the less. This is the biggest scam I have ever heard of. If thats the case then a meter has to be put on every tail pipe of every internal combustion engine, and every breathing mouth on the planet. LEts just tax everything, let them get richer and more powerful, while we get taxed into nothingness. If there was only a once a year tax, and you kept ALL your money for the year, then had to write a check for 50% of the money you worked for, how would that make you feel. Like you just helped the Gov? Or like you just got kicked in the guts with a football cleat? Come on you just gave half your hard earned money to a government that didnt do anything for you.
I do agree that solar/wind and anything else we can do is beneficial. I know you are almost energy independent. Good job my friend. I wish all of us could be.

I am not going to speak on Federal Level. But this state (NC) already has a tax on emissions and credits for non emissions. The money does get invested back into green energy. IT also gets funneled to the "Power Assistance" programs around the state. To help people in need. Some of it goes to grants for energy research at the University level. Some gets invested in Municipalities and the Grid structure they own. There is a clear record of the spending involved and it is easy to track.
Maryland, where I was formerly, Is now doing alot of the same things. But they encouraging people in the poverty rates to invest in Solar with several programs that help use carbon credit money. Lowering the overall debt to cooperations by working class people.

Taxes can work, and YOU must demand that they do. You are not changing anything by making everything the object of greed and frustration. Every Voice helps. Make your self heard, not ignored because ignorance.
I don't give a hoot about Al Gore. I had my beliefs long before he cam along in the white house.

I have no doubt things are screwed up. Alot of things are wrong. But that should not stop the effort to make things better.

Very funny Picture of that.
But anyway, can you tell me,
how much CO2 is actually at the Atmosphere?
Or maybe guess ? 10% ? 20% ? 60%?? or more or less ?
And what does make you sure, that it is the lack of Oxygen or the higher Ammount of CO2?
http://www.energeticforum.com/renewa...g-swindle.html

On average 387 part per million. The last time the levels were that high we had lots of volcano's active and only microbial life was present.
Thats pretty easy information to come by. And its a pretty founded theory, albeit a theory, because most of the carbon count come from geographical layers in the earth.
I am not worried about a lack of oxygen. I am worried about the resulting gases like methane and such that are released do to excessive heating of the atmosphere. Ice and Frost melting and such.
The heat creates a compounding problem. Even if this a natural event why should we contribute. We all know we don't need fossil fuels so why not make it harder for them to exist and be consumed. Then we can roll back to the poisons that accompany it.

I am not going to bother arguing my commitment to what I believe. Just look around. Something got to change. At least on personal level we have to excuse ourselves from the run a of mill consumer and encourage others to as well, no matter the tactic or the cause.

Matt

[redrichie]

We probably agree on more than we disagree about. Taxes are for another forum. LOL. I feel we at EF probably agree on about 90 percent of the issues. I am glad your monies are able to be tracked. I think the transparency has to be apparent. Good luck to us all.

[Matthew Jones]

Your right Red.
To some it up, No matter the front you fight on, inevitably we are all trying to go in the same direction.
We all no matter our beliefs want something better, cleaner and fairer than what we have now.
So there is no reason alienate each other based on few theoretical differences.

Cheers Brother's
Matt

[Joit]

On average 387 part per million. The last time the levels were that high we had lots of volcano's active and only microbial life was present.

Matt

0,038% and it did change over 20 Years 50%? thats about 0,0011%
The gases what comes sometimes out in a Disco are pure CO2 also,
i think the Relation there is even higher then 50%, but its not very hard to breathe in this Cloud.
But it s right to care about the other Emmissions, the first time i saw this Chimneys from some Companys, why dont they put actually Filters in there.
Need to say, that it been all bigger Companys like Siemens,
which even would have the Money to build better Chimneys,
but they didnt. And well, that was before 20 Years.

Same for the Cars, it would be very easy to order Filters for the exhaust.
But what they do is just, to make a big business out from it here.
You get any new Year a new Class for Emission like Euro 1, 2 , 3 , 4,
and get tax relief for it,
as if they just put that damn thing in, and develope better Filters over time,
as they allways do, and bring it on the Market,
as they do with all kind of Things like PC's.
The Tax we do have to pay on it is actually not for the new Catalyst,
because you pay it extra, but its only to pay, because there is a exhaust,
but not for to change anything.
Everyone can use what he want, so far he pay for his Amusement,
like having a 30years old Truck, so far you pay, you can drive it.
But it is anyway not the Point, because Cars just do 10% from the Emissions.

I think, they did learn it from the Computersector, how you do it,
to get Money from the Peoples every new Year,
when you sell all time something as new,
what it is allready developed for the next 10 Years,
but they only sell it as new each Year.

Where all this money do go to from this Co2Tax?
I dont know, because when i compare any Truck and any Car what is moved
each day, and the additional Tax what you have to pay everywhere on it,
then is the Amount, what they give back in form of subventions
just a ridicoulus amount.

[Ecoman11]

Unfortunately China produces 95% of all the rare minerals needed to produce alternative energy devices. In recent news they've halted %80 of exports to advanced economies including USA and Germany which have raised great concerns for military and alternative energy companies. You will soon see sky-rocketing prices (200-400%) for neodymium magnets as an example.

The US is literally check-mated and will not come out of this great recession easily. For all the years it's been bullying other countries, what do you think they'll do when they have the upper hand? You already know how the rest of this story goes...

Ecoman

[Matthew Jones]

0,038% and it did change over 20 Years 50%? thats about 0,0011%
The gases what comes sometimes out in a Disco are pure CO2 also,
i think the Relation there is even higher then 50%, but its not very hard to breathe in this Cloud.
But it s right to care about the other Emmissions, the first time i saw this Chimneys from some Companys, why dont they put actually Filters in there.
Need to say, that it been all bigger Companys like Siemens,
which even would have the Money to build better Chimneys,
but they didnt. And well, that was before 20 Years........

Where all this money do go to from this Co2Tax?
I dont know, because when i compare any Truck and any Car what is moved
each day, and the additional Tax what you have to pay everywhere on it,
then is the Amount, what they give back in form of subventions
just a ridicoulus amount.

Well you have made your case. With CO2 come other poisons these should be regulated if not stopped all together.
Your basically against CO2 regulation because of taxes, but in turn you have allowed your government to set the standards for what happens to the money they raise from the taxes.
I don't know where your at most likely Europe. But there is no reason to tolerate a closed process of tax and spend.
Have petition, riot, flip some cars over and burn something. It not like it doesn't happen Europe already. And most of the time it makes a difference. Make the politicians notice.

I personally wish we had more people who would do it in the states. Just start destroying stuff when the government gets goofy.

We wouldn't have these problems today.

Matt

[exxcomm0n]

CO2 tax

The CO2 tax in the USA is targeted at completing the transition from family owned farms to corporate farming. When that happens, corporations will have complete control of the food supply.
Individuals will not be able to afford the CO2 "credits" and/or complete all the paperwork necessary to become compliant with the law.
Corporations will be able to easily the OC2 credits cost and will pay it until they are able to completely ignore it due to a future piece of legislation that absolves them from the need to pay.
It will end the idea of land husbandry because corps. don't pass their land to their offspring so it can sustain them, and in time their children with produce.
They use a resource until it is gone and then find a new one to exploit and consume.

It goes hand-in-hand with a recent bill (Senate Bill S 510) that is for some insane reason being considered in congress.
If it passes, it will spur the largest civil disobedience movement that I can think of. Trying to deny man a right to be in control of basic human need in the form of sustenance is ludicrous, and should it come to pass, incomprehensibly dangerous to the common man.

But just like all those other "little laws" that a great majority break because they were set up to be broken by a great majority, it will give a gov't another angle to arrest the american citizen easily and "leagally".

[Matthew Jones]

The CO2 tax in the USA is targeted at completing the transition from family owned farms to corporate farming. When that happens, corporations will have complete control of the food supply.
Individuals will not be able to afford the CO2 "credits" and/or complete all the paperwork necessary to become compliant with the law.
Corporations will be able to easily the OC2 credits cost and will pay it until they are able to completely ignore it due to a future piece of legislation that absolves them from the need to pay.......

But just like all those other "little laws" that a great majority break because they were set up to be broken by a great majority, it will give a gov't another angle to arrest the american citizen easily and "legally".

Thats funny. I live slap in the middle of a whole bunch of family farms and Ranch's. Most of them either just increased their income or are in the process of increasing there income through NO TILL Carbon credit sales and Sustained Forestation programs that are funded by carbon credits.

The funny side effect of the NO TILL is Monsanto Round Up tolerant Soy Bean does not so well in a NO till situation. The farmers are switching strains. I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but it actually consumes the plants around it while growing and produces nitrogen in the soil. Just like Rye and Winter wheat.

And this is happening in alot of places.

If you look at the Seed Law you are referring to, it allow for Americans to demand that foreign grown crop are compliant with American Standard. The seed that is not is then not allowed to be propagated for American sale by anybody.

But I forgive ya for being confused and mislead by conspiracy sales men. There is alot of Latin terms and big words in legislation so it kind of hard to understand the breast of what is being wrote. Especially when you need that 10 minute article to explain it all.

You have to look into these things yourself, conspiracy is a consumable and people like you are the junky that is addicted.

Matt

[Joit]

Mattew
and you think it is funny, when they destroy the income from working Familys,
what can trow her Experience and the natural seed, because the Big Companys wanna prevent Competitions at long term.
And tell me, WHERE Is actually the Point to forbid Peoples to grow her own Food?
And because of your greed-like thinking you open all Doors for this Guys.
Look at the Basis, why there are less and lesser Farmers needed,
because of the big Companys, what do make it all Global,
and if not, they go outside your Country, and sell it from other Lands
to import it, and destroy one by one little Piece the Economy of your Country.
All the small Markets with the homemade Vegetables will be gone with that also.

But you can do a test, and only eat 4 Weeks only the good Food from Monsanto.
A Farmer did do the test with it, and did feed his Animals with this Gmmaize,
result, his herd had white Stool and died after some weeks
and all his Fields are poisened.
Enjoy your Meal