Solar systems

New technology in any field is usually expensive when first introduced - it only get's cheaper when more and more people start to embrace it. One thing that holds people back from using solar energy, for example, is the cost of deploying it - but over the course of time, the payoff and sustainability is much better than what the current mainstream energy methods are promoting.

Bio fuels is one energy source that seems to be getting a lot of attention these days - ethanol is produced using crops such as corn, sugarcane etc. The results so far have been impressive given the effect it has on the levels of smog reduced. In Brazil, they have been using these methods now for the past few years and have seen a significant reduction in green house gases to say the least. But it is also interesting to see what effect this has had on the amazon rain forests. Scientists have noticed a large number of acres vanishing due to the use of ethanol as fuel - land is cleared at a rate beyond the imagination (approx. 7 football fields per day) and a big contributor to this land clearing is due to ethanol production. So even though this technology looks promising on the surface, it is still costing us more in the overall sustainability of our eco-system. So I don't think this is the answer somehow.....

Solar energy, still to this day has the cleanest and most sustainable application. It's now a matter of finding cheap solutions to help bring this into the mainstream more quickly. Recently, I can across a DIY method for setting up your house. You can check it out here.

This I believe is a step in the right direction and well worth taking notice how things progress along this path. Let's hope that we can change the world around in time to be able to live a happy, sustainable life.

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