Wake up and smell the coffee- Times are Changing in the Energy world

Let us recap what’s been going on in the world of energy these past few months…. 

• April 9^th 2010: A mine in West Virginia exploded and killed 29 people.
• April 30^th 2010: An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 workers and caused BILLIONS and BILLIONS of tax payer dollars to clean up the mess.
• September 10^th 2010: In San Bruno CA, a natural gas line erupted killing 8 people and incinerating an entire bay area neighborhood.
• March 10^th 2011: An 8.9 earthquake in Japan disrupted a nuclear power plant’s cooling system, causing a state of nuclear radiation emergency for the entire country.

The recent events at the nuclear power plant in Japan raised concerns in the U.S. government to re-evaluate the safety of all 104 nuclear power plants here in the U.S.   State legislatures in California have requested PG&E’s application to renew its license (regarding the Diablo Canyon reactor near San Luis Obispo) be denied or suspended until further seismic studies or mapping is completed.  These same requests were made of Edison’s San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego as well.  Company executives claim that their plants are a lot safer than the one in Japan; designed to withhold any seismic activity that may occur. 

REALLY????

If this was the case, why don’t these executives live and raise their families’ near these power plants?   Maybe for the same reason why some Americans would prefer that they shut down… JUST IN CASE.  “Just in case” an accident occurs here, as it did in Japan.  Should we really have to wait until an accident happens before we reconsider where our energy is coming from?  No!  

The truth is, the government works at a snail’s pace and it’s up to the people…  Mr. Contractor, Mrs. Licensed Electrician– this is for you to consider.  The power is in your hands… literally. 

You have the ability to go out and educate residential and commercial owners to reconsider renewable energy sources.  Let them now know that we, as Americans, do not have to rely on oil and coal companies.  Let them know this– there aren’t any executives of these nuclear power plants living near their reactors because there is no such thing as a guarantee.  

Times are changing.  Help ensure that energy change comes with it!