The skeptics snickered; if man was meant to roam far and wide, he would have been born with wheels on his heels. They said it could not be done. Yet, circular tubes were made to ease travel on the ground. Cynics sneered when someone said we might travel on water. People would be born with buoyant blubber if they were intended to float and move with the flow of the current. Rudders would protrude from our behinds if we were supposed to navigate the seas. They said it could not be done; still someone invented a boat. If people were meant to fly, disbeliever declared, humans would have wings. Orville and Wilbur Wright did not accept that logic. Travel to the moon; how absurd an idea. Surely, the skeptics thought, if he was destined to soar to such heights, he would be physically able to propel himself far above the atmosphere. Then, John Fitzgerald Kennedy set a goal and devised a mission. Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind. Currently there is a cry for green energy. However, doubters think the job cannot be done.
The costs are too great. The technology too primitive. Our conveniences would be lost and what of jobs. If America or the world were to invest in other, more expensive industries, people would be put out of work. Critics continually counter, we cannot endow renewable energy propositions. There is no need. Those who love life as it is believe there is an endless supply of fossil fuels. Countless rely on the hope that conveniences will be preserved. Humans know what they know. People prefer familiar creature comforts.
Improvement is beyond a collective imagination, just as it was centuries ago, or in the more immediate past. The prospect for progress is frequently limited. Even scientists can be technicians. Experts, often only explore within a realm of possibility. Few feel a need to change. Less see beyond the horizons.
Certainly, the Earth is the center of the universe. The planet is flat. Electrical energy cannot be captured. People cannot communicate through wires or even the air.
Alternative energy technologies will create millions of new jobs in the next two decades, including 11 million alone in biofuels, according to a UN report.
Climate change and the efforts to reduce it already have created new jobs and investment -- a process that will accelerate with the inevitable shift from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and geothermal power, said the UN Environment Program. Click here to see the agency's summation of findings.
Among the findings:
Clean technologies are already the third largest sector for venture capital after information and biotechnology in the United States, while green venture capital in China more than doubled to 19 per cent of total investment in recent years.
About 2.3 million people have in recent years found new jobs in the renewable energy sector alone, and the potential for job growth in the sector is huge. Employment in alternative energies may rise to 2.1 million in wind and 6.3 million in solar power by 2030.
Renewable energy generates more jobs than employment in fossil fuels. Projected investments of $630 billion by 2030 would translate into at least 20 million additional jobs in the renewable energy sector.
Investments in improved energy efficiency in buildings could generate an additional 2 million-3.5 million green jobs in Europe and the United States alone, with the potential much higher in developing countries.
The BBC quoted the agency's director, Achim Steiner, as saying a delay in transforming to a low-carbon economy it would "miss a major opportunity for the fast tracking of millions of new jobs.''
Granted, life as people know it to be today, might be different. Recognizable employment opportunities may not be realized, or these may not be as is customary. However, the careers created will more than compensate for what was, and the newer job scene will be clean. The terminology, technology will be perhaps, a bit tidier, neat, and even keen. There is a Silver Lining to Climate Change - Green Jobs. In the United States alone, while slow to travel the path towards pure energy, in 2005, the environmental industry generated more than 5.3 million jobs. This number is ten times greater than the US pharmaceutical industry produced. In this nation, it is well-known people desire more drugs. Doctors prescribed and the public pours millions into miracles cures, at least those ingested into their bodies. Yet, imagine; a less traditional task creates a more significant need for people power. Perhaps, if we build this field the financial rewards, the environmentally friendly effects, and employment will come.
If people believe, they may wish to encourage a bequest. Write to a Representative. Submit a statement to those who have power of a political sort. Use the computer that did not exist only decades ago to do a deed that would have been impossible to achieve tens of years ago. Click and communicate with Members of Congress.
I urge our elected officials to invest in creating millions of green jobs by repowering America with 100% clean and renewable electricity within 10 years. We can create new pathways out of poverty and curb global warming at the same time. We will do this by retooling our factories, rebuilding our communities, and repowering America with clean energy. ??
Signed,
Please remember the words of Spanish Philosopher and Writer, Miguel de Unamuno.
"Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible."
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