SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY. An article by Joseph Romm on Salon.com says “the solar energy you haven’t heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come.” Eureka! That’s the kind of positive report most of us would like to hear more often. The article, “The technology that will save humanity,” says that sunlight concentrated by mirrors will replace carbon based power in the coming century, and that it will be adequate and efficient enough to meet the demands of the future.
Solar thermal power sounds like the answer to our anxieties, the way out of endless conflict over resources, the method to clean up our world, and, as the title says, humanity’s salvation. What could be better than sustainable, clean, efficient, abundant, inexpensive and renewable energy resources. Haven’t we always known that if we could harness the power of the sun, we would hold the key to everything?
With possibilities abounding for a world that is warm and wired, but clean and green, what could we be waiting for? READ ABOUT IT. Also, thanks to Editor Steve Anderson of Chile’s Santiago Times, who steered us to a video of German activist Hermann Scheer speaking about renewable energy.
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