NOVEMBER 2009

Sundays at 9:30am

The great transition from early industrialization based on fossil fuels to renewable forms of energy is well underway worldwide. Rising oil prices have begun to spur a rethink of U.S. energy futures and how to reduce our vulnerability to foreign supplies. In spite of the old scorecards which overlook the huge savings from the technologies of efficiency, entrepreneurs, technologists, inventors and venture capitalists are now leading the way. A cleaner, greener, more energy-efficient future is coming into view. Europe and Japan are ahead of the U.S. in solar and wind power. 
China and India have much to teach us about traditional ways of meeting human needs while preserving natural resources and the environment. The U.S. Mid-West has been described as our “OPEC of Wind Energy” with the possibility of meeting much of our own domestic electricity needs. This energy transition can create millions of new jobs, clean our air and water while reducing problems of CO2 buildup and global warming.