The competition and fight for the strategic control of oil vs. the cooperative and independence inherent in renewable energy is an interesting comparison.

With this in mind… Anne Korin is a conservative worth listening too.  She is the Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security. She points out a few key questions that are missing from many discussions about climate change, oil, coal, nukes, drilling, etc.
-Does America have the time to wait for the market to provide to solutions for energy independence?
-Are there times when government should intervene, like cap and trade?
-Why are we fighting wars that we are supporting both sides of?

-What real solutions can we do right now?
–Here is part one of seven…

Click Here for the other parts on youtube…

And so…
-Will coal become less attractive because the Supreme Court has agreed CO2 is a pollutant and must be regulated by the EPA to mitigate climate change?  Cick Here

-Will government step in with Cap and Trade to give renewable more advantage over fossil fuels?
As Obama has mentioned. Click Here

-Or will new innovations come forward that are more competitive than fossil fuels?

Like this study from Ausra about how Solar thermal power could supply over 90 percent of US Grid Plus new electric vehile auto fleet.

Click Here

The answer… it’s the economy, it’s the economy, it’s the economy. Green baby, Green!

Most of the green sector is booming while the economy is faltering. Why is that?

Whatever the path the goal is the same… energy independence.

Time to work together toward a common goal that will benefit the next seven generations!

In-joy,

Bruce

This is a must see video if you are at all interested in electric cars, climate change, the economy and solutions.

It is a conversation with Shai Agassi and Tim O’Reilly at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

We live in amazing times.

Peace,
Bruce

Better Place is working to build an electric car network. using technology available today. The goals? Sustainable transportation, global energy independence and freedom from oil.

BetterPlace.com

Luft calls for open fuel standard to break oil dependency, promote competition in fuel sector… video
Is an open fuel standard the answer to ending the United State’s dependency on foreign oil? Should the market be given the opportunity to choose which fuel to use? During today’s OnPoint, Gal Luft, executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security and co-founder of the Set America Free Coalition, explains why he believes an open fuel standard is the most viable option for our future transportation fuel policy. He discusses OPEC’s influence on current energy prices and analyzes the energy plan recently proposed by oilman T. Boone Pickens. Luft explains why he believes relying on natural gas to fuel our vehicles, as Pickens has suggested, would essentially create a new dependency issue for the U.S..
If you prefer to read, here is the transcript

Some very good points in this interview.

Peace,
Bruce

Dear SolarEnurgy Team,

I just wanted to send you a note of thanks and encouragement for being part of the most exciting paradigm shifts in our lifetime. And for your continued patience with the delays in our ground breaking and pilot install program.

Not very often does one have the chance to be part of the beginning of something so huge and profound. Our purpose of empowering the individual to create their own renewable energy from the sun in an affordable way has so many wonderful implications. Economic, social, national and global.

I have been with Citizenre almost from the beginning, a year and a half ago. We have had delays, we have enhanced our offer. I have grown and learned a tremendous amount in the process.

What I want to share with you is that there are indications that we may have our second phase of funding coming very soon. We have a number of avenues we are pursuing, but one in particular seems to be rising to the top and it is the perfect fit. The story could not be more spectacular even if a Hollywood script writer was crafting the story.

This time we have had to get our skills, knowledge and systems in place to handle the coming large wave of interest… has been perfect. I know in my heart, this is going to happen. I also know it is going to happen much, much faster and bigger than you can imagine. So get ready now. If you have been procrastinating with your Associate test… get it done now. If you have been sitting on the fence… get ready to get pushed off for a very fun ride. If you are actively marketing your business keep up the good work. Your time will be well worth your efforts on many levels!

If you would like to get a third party confirmation of what is going on, please listen to the latest national conference call with Rob Styler and Eco Andrew Perry. It will blow you away. You can find the recording in your back office resources section, within the next day or two. It will be dated 7/27/08.

Please do not get too excited about this. The money is not in the bank yet, and until it is, the fireworks will not be launched. This is also not the only funding source we are pursuing but it may prove to be the one that gets our horse out of the gate in a profound and much needed way.
But I am here to tell you…. get ready… the Enurgy Shift is happening!

We also have some great news from congress….
From Solarbuzz.com:
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For more than a year, Congress has attempted to pass a bill to extend incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy like solar but members have been unable to agree on how to pay for the bill.

Last night, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced a new version, “The Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008,” S.3335, aimed at resolving differences. The bill is expected to be voted on in the Senate as early as next Tuesday, July 29. Extension of the solar tax credits has come up for a vote in the Senate seven times and in the House five times during the 110th Congress and each time has failed to progress.

Baucus stated, “This bill will create jobs, jump-start alternative energy, and ease financial burdens for American families, and Congress needs to act on it now. With gasoline over four dollars a gallon and a lot of folks needing work, there’s a big need for this tax relief right away.”

Passing an eight-year extension of the solar tax credits is critical for our nation’s energy security and economy.

On July 23, 51 governors (all except Georgia) signed a letter to Congressional leadership calling for a long-term extension of the renewable energy tax credits, including solar. The governors cited the important role renewable energy plays in our nation’s energy security and tax incentives will promote a clean, secure, and affordable energy to fuel America’s future.
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All good news… I hope this news makes your day!

In-joy,
Bruce

Here is the link to the call:  Here

P.S. Please watch this video about green entrepreneurship too! HERE

In my recent television interview I mentioned a video of an advocacy group on Vashon Island in Washington State asking the question to their community…. “Would we be willing to become energy independent.” The parallels to Nantucket Island are numerous. This video provides a wonderful resource fot asking the same question to residents of Nantucket Island as well as the rest of the nation!

In-joy,

Bruce

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Peak Moment #29: Rita Schenck and Deirdre Grace of Vashon Island advocate forming a Vashon Island public utility district to produce electricity locally from renewable resources, starting with an aggressive voluntary conservation program to improve building efficiencies.