08.04
Readers,
It appears as though all eyes are going to be on energy again soon. While the stats show our wave of ethanol production, alternative fuel factory/facility construction, and mass spike of interest have reached their peak and are beginning to taper off due partly to a number of growing concerns, there are now more countries and companies than ever focused on alternative energy and fuel sources.
I recently watched a movie titled “Home 2009“. You can download this movie for free all across the Internet, and now you can even get it on Apple’s app store for the iPhone and iPod touch. “Home 2009″ was also featured on Legal Torrents, and is beginning to attract some serious attention.
The movie documents the basics of human history but focuses on human-environment enteraction over the last fifty years. The full version (118 minutes) brutally describes the scars we’ve put in our Earth for a solid hour and fourty-five minutes before rolling some disturbing facts in silent text and concluding with a pat on the back for the improvements we’ve begun to make over the last decade.
“Home 2009″ focuses on making us aware that we could be slated for serious disaster within the next decade. For many, this is a wakeup call, but for those who have been in the alternative energy industry for a while, they’ve already heard the theories.
From biomass plants to non-corn ethanol to public transportation requiring only the power of the sun, we may not have the answers, but we’re making progress by leaps and bounds comparatively. With “carbon-neutral” and now “carbon-negative” as hot environmentally friendly energy buzzwords, we’re on the right path not only to having a more environmentally friendly race but to exciting consumers.
Excited as well as frightened consumers can evolve into happy customers which means we haven’t heard the end of the buzzwords, scare tactics, or government weigh-in. Additionally, in a country where the healthy choice is beginning to sell stronger and faster, US citizens are more interested than ever in what they are eating, drinking, and breathing. This also bodes very well for the coming energy industry.
What we’ve seen so far have been several attempts at cleaner, more environmentally friendly, energy sources. Namely, fuel. Now, money has been made, and the real research and development has begun. As long as the methane doesn’t come seeping out of the permafrost too soon, I expect we’ll make many leaps and bounds over the next few years toward technology and organizations that will withstand the test of time.
So, educate yourself on energy, the environment, their target market, failing alternatives, and the healthy choice, because it’s never wise to invest in industry that you don’t know. Then, keep your eyes peeled for solid opportunity, and let’s surf the new wave. 
~A