Wind and solar power is very under-utilized everywhere, we really need to take a hard look at ourselves and the future of the planet we occupy. And it’s not about the planet itself anymore, how about our own health. Greed, consumerism and exploitation blindsided us for over a century now, we need to change and we need to look at the obvious option like wind and solar power to fuel our lives. The study mentioned below is one of many who pointed out that we can do it with technology we already have…
Wind and solar could meet 85 percent of current US electricity needs | Engadget:
A blend of wind and solar power should be enough to meet most of the current energy needs in “advanced, industrialized nations,” according to the study. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), China’s Tsinghua University, the Carnegie Institution for Science and Caltech looked at 39 years of hourly energy demand data from 42 countries to determine whether there’s enough wind and solar resources to meet requirements.
