With growing evidence that we've already reached Peak Oil, we need to start looking to any alternative energy source available. Wind, solar, waves, hydro, even nuclear--and, yes, of course aggressive steps towards conservation (like CFL bulbs)--are all necessary. The Inconvenient Truth is other carbon-based energy sources, most esp. coal (and even ethanol) have global warming issues.
I think in the back of our mind, we're holding out hope that a major technology breakthrough saves our hide. Well, sometimes developments come from surprising places.
Here in West Virginia, Sen. Byrd has delivered for us. We have several science and technology centers thinking about our post-coal economy.
As covered at West Virginia Blue this week, a Huntington, West Virginia think tank announced an exciting development in the harvesting one of the world's original renewal energy sources.
Here's their announcement:
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