It is time to change.
It will be a great day for the planet and all who inhabit it, when the dinosaurs that push and make outrageous profits from Coal, Oil and Nuclear become extinct. I consider the cost of the military, the Coastguard overseeing cleanups, the groups that study areas after spills, the environmental damage and the costs to fisherman and others as hidden subsidies. These costs should all be in the price at pump so the true cost is seen. If we drill at home, these costs are still there. There was a time when people hunted whales for their oil. Like it or not times change. Time and money would be better spent switching to renewable energies. This is a jobs program waiting to happen. Even if you do not believe in global warming, doesn't it make sense to use items that will not pollute the oceans, rivers, lakes, land and air? We know our ways of producing energy with fossil fuels and nuclear have negative impacts on water, air, land, fish and wild life. We didnt realize this when we started but now that we know it would be irresponsible to keep doing things that we know have a negative impact. I understand we cannot change overnight but we should be replacing old facilities with renewable sources be it solar, wind, geothermal or some other undiscovered source that will come along. We are a very creative species we just have to decide to do it.
