I want our government to…

I want our government to make a move towards total renewable energy.  As we know, oil is both bad for our planet and is also a non-renewable resource; some experts firmly believe that we have used up more than half the planet's usable oil.

While experts might not agree on WHEN we will run out of oil, they do agree it will happen.  And in order for us to survive (especially given the extreme cold in winter in certain parts of the country), we are going to need to adapt.

I believe we should begin investing NOW in renewable energy so that we will have that infrastructure in place well in advance of losing all the oil.

My family has a few solar panels on the side of our house, but cannot afford to get more, because they are simply WAY too expensive.  I have a good friend who lives on a large plot of land in the country, but she cannot afford solar OR any kind of professionally-made wind turbine.

After the Cuban revolution when the U.S. not only put sanctions against Cuba but bullied other countries into doing the same, they were still able to trade sugar for oil from Russia.  But with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, they were basically stuck.

And the government made a series of quick changes to public policy to ensure that its citizens survived.  Today, as a result, they are MUCH less dependent on oil than we are, and a lot more self-sufficient.  Although they managed to survive, we don't want to get caught in the same situation (i.e. an emergency for which we are not prepared).

Please, PLEASE invest in solar and wind for the future generations that are to come.  Climate change is already wreaking havoc around the world.  We can't leave the world as it is now to our children.

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