Recently,
I attended an Alternative Energy Convention - one of many I attended over
the last few years. It seems like these type of conventions are getting
more and longer every month. My opinion is that that these conventions
are held so often nowadays because the Global Warming Crisis that we are
facing is growing more rapidly than scientists initially anticipated. What
worries me is that at all these conventions, the "clever" people and the
"powers-that-be" agree that our needs (and "wants") are outpacing what
Mother Earth can provide. They all agree that we must look into initiatives
to generated cleaner, greener alternative energy sources. Some of them
had ideas of using currents in the ocean, some agree that the wind is the
answer and some look at the sun. The truth is that most of them went back
home in there energy-thirsty 4-track vehicles, not to ever think of their
noble ideas again. A attend these conventions because I am an engineer
in appliances that generatate sustainable alternative energy for big corporations
- even in the oil industry. I asked many times, but not once did I get
a turn to speak or to air my opinion at a convention. You see, I'm not
a scientist, politician, or a chairman of an organization that wants to
save the earth - I'm merely a person with an interest in doing what these
meetings are called for - that is generating alternative energy. What these
"know-alls-but-do-nothings" do not realize is that alternative energy is
not only limited to corporations, but that the small guy, the individual,
can also contribute. The challenge is to "school" people and to promote
the idea. It is not just about driving hybrid cars, and doing recycling
- it is more about our own efforts to "whip" the energy, oil, and manufacturing
industry (I'm convinced that many of these conventions are held by them,
anyway). Well, I already decided a few years ago that "charity" begins
at home and I started to research small-sized appliances of generating
alternative energy - something that any family can afford. My research
lead me to the Internet and I was pleasantly surprized that many websites
provide resources that teach you how to build your own appliances to generate
alternative energy. However....Since I began with my quest to find an inexpensive
solution all those years ago, I've been through literally every emotion
imaginable - frustration... anger... jubilation! Eventually, and after
a lot of hard work, I did filter out the best resources on the Internet
and ever since then I'm generating enough energy to go 'off-grid' - that's
right I "whipped" the energy company - they're not getting a dime from
me anymore. Now, all of a sudden, I'm also "smart" enough to be invited
as guest speaker at conventions and seminars about alternative energy!
See, nowadays, trying to find the resources to make your own energy is
difficult because there are so many guides, videos, and websites on the
market to choose from and unless you have the time and money to test them
out, you're basically going to go round in circles....and potentially lose
a lot of money. Added to my quest to "go green", I'm saving $1000s a year
on energy bills! In the last year or two I focussed on small-sized energy
saving appliances for the average household. I'm also often asked to do
reviews of products and training material about this subject. I came to
realize that "charity" realy starts at home, and that home is Earth. I
also believe that we shouldn't look or drill deep down into a hole to find
our energy - let's look up - after all the sun has enough sustainable energy
to shine on all of us.
