Thanks again goes to Susan- who's always on top of things.

A fellow word smith of mine, Susan Ware, was reading my blog yesterday and asked if I had seen an episode of Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda ...

Here's the link to a particular episode that is directly related to yesterday's post.

All of the major road blocks for introducing hydrogen power into our economy are addressed- and pretty much answered, but the real roadblock that faces every alternative energy is money.

Money owns us more than we own it. Encouraging major corporate entities to change over their current technologies is more difficult than pulling teeth. Ultimately, there has to be incentive. You think coal supplied power plants will change over their technology voluntarily? Keep dreaming. That costs a lot of money and the only way to convince them such action is a good idea requires tax cuts, carbon cap-and-trade policy and funding from state and federal levels of government.

The switch to environmentally friendly infrastructure is going to cost a lot. We all know that, but isn't it true that by creating new infrastructure we create new jobs at the same time? And by creating new jobs, we create new cash flow? And by creating new cash flow, we reverse the current recession, lower the national unemployment rate and become a leader in the global field of new technologies? Yeah, you have to spend some dough to get there- but you have to spend a little money to make even more money. That's capitalism.

Here's a link to a policy issue site, explaining market-based strategies to reduce green house gases.

So, when it comes down to it, should we be encouraging carbon taxes? Shouldn't we suggest that we reallocate spending to compensate for a lack of industry incentive to perpetuate environmental practices? This isn't just about "us"- my generation- having to deal with climate change and its repercussions. This is about raising our children in a world that is unhealthy, unfit even, for healthy human development. I mean, women who want to have healthy babies shouldn't eat fish because of mercury levels in our oceans. Who's fault is that? The climate cycles? No. It's our fault. We're poisoning ourselves because it isn't financially sound to save ourselves.

Think about it.

Please comment. Let me know what you think.

Love your Mother, Earth.
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