Responsible Energy Consumption
Hi Guys,
My name is Jesse and I am so glad of the interesting postings that has been on this Blog.
I will want to introduce us to the Second Sub-topic in our Energy Learning Network which is so vital to our learning and of course the learning of others.
In our ever changing world, the energy consumption is set to double by 2050 where most of this growth is expected to originate from the developing world.
The question is where this energy is going to come from.
So guys, this important question will lead us to discussing these following questions:
1. .... What consequences do our communities face with increased energy consumption?
2. ....... What sectors of our community are going to drive the growth in energy consumption?
3......... in what manner of can energy consumption be made more efficient in your country?
4....... who should be responsible for the development of Responsible Energy technologies in today's world? What role o governments, companies and NGOs play in this?
Guys it will be great deliberating and diving deeper in to our thoughts and sharing these with others.
I look forward to seeing your responses here.
Jesse
1 Comments:
Just found this very interesting discussion forum run by Chevron the oil company: www.willyoujoinus.com Here is one discussion contribution:
Small steps - energy sources are fungible.
Posted on 9/12/2005 7:26:03 PM Submitted by Steve Condie
We're not likely to find a silver bullet which will solve all problems immediately. But we certainly have the ability to take steps right now to generate usable energy without pollution or depletion of natural resources. Solar panels generate electricity from sunlight without pollution or fuel costs - day after day for years after being installed. Every KWH of electricity generated by a solar panel represents a quantity of oil or natural gas which doesn't have to be used to generate it by "traditional" means. Sure, it's not a complete solution - only works during the daytime, etc. - but that petroleum or natural gas which didn't get consumed during the daytime because somebody put solar panels on their roof is still going to be there in the future.
And Chevron - the sponsor of this site - is submitting a proposal tomorrow night to build a new gas station in Danville with a huge expanse of sun-washed rooftops - and not a single solar panel.
Why?
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