Renewable Green Energy, Is Sustainability Possible?

There is no time like now to do your part by doing something green. As a whole the dependence upon fossil fuel based energy could potentially be disastrous. Using solar and other green sources of energy are part of the solution. Renewable energy is about re-newing not disposing. “Re-cycle, Re-think, Re-use.” It is about producing not consuming. It is about sustainability. What exactly is sustainability?

The typical the modern lifestyle is about consumption– buy, eat, use and then dispose. For instance, on little tropical islands, a common perception “boaters,” is that they take ice and leave garbage. Ice is a premium commodity on an island and garbage is a real problem to manage. Is this a sustainable relationship?

Going green and living sustainably is about giving back i.e. conserving electricity vs. wasting electricity. It is about generating renewable green energy and conserving electricity so there is some to share. In general it is a bit unreasonable to think that the modern day lifestyle is sustainable with renewable green energy when it is evident that fossil fuel cannot even sustain it. Einstein said that insanity was doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Every action taken toward green living and sustainability is a step in the right direction. Everyone doing their share would collectively lead to a remarkable change in the precarious out of balance way things are currently. It is necessary for everyone to follow this guideline, “Think Globally, Act Locally” –starting now!

A disposable society pollutes its resources. A consumptive society eats itself from the inside out because it is not replenishing and is one in which the people feel anxious, unsatisfied and “spent”. A convenient society is efficient with time yet equates to wasting energy. Here the people are busy and stressed from being on the “treadmill” . Green energy like solar power can only sustain a balanced lifestyle. This balance must occur on a independently on a micro level first like in a family or on an island in order to effect results on a global level, interdependently as a community or society. This contributes to a sense of well-being. With the extremes of the current population, level of mobility and technological gadgetry, a correction is long over due. What if everyone started to save at home and every house became a generator of power rather than a consumer of power? Do you see how this is more sustainable?

To be sustainable, ask your self what you want to sustain? A consumptive lifestyle wasting energy or productive lifestyle that is renewable. Your answer will help you know the correct choices to make. In order to change, a change must occur. Change is inevitable. Every action and choice you make sustains something. Efficiency starts with you. Saving energy is in your hands.

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