Below is an excerpt of Obama’s speech with deals with clean energy. All I can say is…thank you BP. Perhaps now rather than treat your solar division as an afterthought, you might actually invest something in it…
“Each of us has a part to play in a new future that will benefit all of us. As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and create millions of jobs -– but only if we accelerate that transition. Only if we seize the moment. And only if we rally together and act as one nation –- workers and entrepreneurs; scientists and citizens; the public and private sectors.
When I was a candidate for this office, I laid out a set of principles that would move our country towards energy independence. Last year, the House of Representatives acted on these principles by passing a strong and comprehensive energy and climate bill –- a bill that finally makes clean energy the profitable kind of energy for America’s businesses.
Now, there are costs associated with this transition. And there are some who believe that we can’t afford those costs right now. I say we can’t afford not to change how we produce and use energy -– because the long-term costs to our economy, our national security, and our environment are far greater.
So I’m happy to look at other ideas and approaches from either party -– as long they seriously tackle our addiction to fossil fuels. Some have suggested raising efficiency standards in our buildings like we did in our cars and trucks. Some believe we should set standards to ensure that more of our electricity comes from wind and solar power. Others wonder why the energy industry only spends a fraction of what the high-tech industry does on research and development -– and want to rapidly boost our investments in such research and development.
All of these approaches have merit, and deserve a fair hearing in the months ahead. But the one approach I will not accept is inaction. The one answer I will not settle for is the idea that this challenge is somehow too big and too difficult to meet. You know, the same thing was said about our ability to produce enough planes and tanks in World War II. The same thing was said about our ability to harness the science and technology to land a man safely on the surface of the moon. And yet, time and again, we have refused to settle for the paltry limits of conventional wisdom. Instead, what has defined us as a nation since our founding is the capacity to shape our destiny -– our determination to fight for the America we want for our children. Even if we’re unsure exactly what that looks like. Even if we don’t yet know precisely how we’re going to get there. We know we’ll get there.
It’s a faith in the future that sustains us as a people. It is that same faith that sustains our neighbors in the Gulf right now.”
Posted by Sass Peress | Posted in Energizer, Energy, ICP Solar | Posted on 11-01-2010
This is a youtube video of John Crawford, technology guru at Energizer, talking about Energizer’s various offerings in the solar sphere, including our own charging kits.
The response at CES was tremendous, even though we chose not to exhibit this year. The fact is that even Energizer no longer exhibits at the show and I believe we were redeemed by using a “virtual launch” instead. There are smarter ways to spend money than on freight, booth models and electrical hookups to promote the program.
Sass
Posted by Sass Peress | Posted in Energy, ICP Solar, Marketing | Posted on 07-01-2010
The new www.energizersolar.com website went live today. Its a view of good things to come in the renewables sector. Energizer(R) itself announced a range of solar powered lights last night at Digital Media Conference. Its looking like a sunny year to come…
Posted by Sass Peress | Posted in Energy | Posted on 27-08-2009
A pretty cool review of green technology cars going back a century.
Sass
Posted by sass | Posted in Energy | Posted on 29-03-2009
A wind powered car? That’s what reached 126 mph this week in the flat beds of Nevada.
Ok, so its not a very practical design for everyday living, however just imagine if we could improve wind turbine technology to be embedded in a cockpit like structure which dozens of tiny micro-motor driven turbines, rather than the one big clunky one above this car? I am not sure that wind-power is the way to go for cars, although a combination solar and wind powered car could be interesting (solar by day, wind by night).
Its great to see so much emphasis on finding applications for renewable energy. And all you have to hope for is a breeze…
Sass
Posted by sass | Posted in Energy | Posted on 08-08-2008
What an original and great way to end the week of blogging. Here’s a suggestion on how to save money on gas that I couldn’t help but pass on…
Sass
