Looking at the World of Energy and the Environment Differently
The paradigms that govern our explorations in science function as both flashlights and blinders. They help us to peer into previously dark areas that are most likely to yield results, but they prevent us from looking in new directions. That’s why we’re so amazed at the great figures of history who somehow escaped the confines of the viewpoints of the day and looked at the world in bold new ways. Certainly, this is what we so deeply much admire about the work of people like Newton, Darwin, and Einstein.
Obviously, this discussion is not limited to science; it applies equally to art, architecture, and music. Here’s a good example, using a song most Americans know: Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” released in 1963. In the years since Cash’s recording, many dozens of people covered the song – each one mimicking the basic hard-driving rhythm and pace of the original. But then along came Ruthie Foster (pictured), who totally rethought the song from the ground up, and, in her own inimitable way, reinvented it as an expression of love, rather than a twisted image of violence and hate, somehow springing up from hell-fire. I hope you’ll give it a listen, and, as you do, realize how beautifully innovative this is. At the same time, please take the moment to consider that it’s often the process of throwing away the rules and the strictures of conformity that allows great things to happen.
Yes, we could use some out-of-the-box thinking in clean energy to take us over the top. Though, truth told, we don’t need a technological breakthrough to put an end to the damage that is, day by day, being inflicted on this planet and its people from the process of generating energy from fossil fuels. The costs of renewables are steadily declining, and the efficiencies rising, to the point that the only thing standing in our way is a messy confluence of money and politics. But that’s a minor detail for people of compassion and innovation. Best of all, you’re one of them.
A life-long friend sent me 
In recent years, the world has been desperately calling for a change in the way we use nature to make our lives better, feed, work, travel and generate energy. A lot of people took up the idea of green living, eating, cleaning… generally, anything that can be green, meaning it does not do harm to nature in any way.
Concern for the future of the planet is growing. Being a member of the world population amidst an ever teetering global economy and the seemingly infinite growth and effective weight of climate destruction can create an unparalleled pressure and fear of the future. For most of us, the problems have become clear. There is an ever growing mountain of evidence illustrating a dire picture of the future. For many, a shift has become detrimental, and the spirit of resourcefulness must span across all areas of our lifestyle if there is any intention of creating a happy, successful, sustainable future. 
Like many of us I’ve usually questioned regarding technology that may facilitate the surroundings. My motivation could be a conviction that science can sooner or later facilitate undo the environmental issues caused by act. What follows could be a tiny choice of ideas that show some promise with respect to saving the earth.
I’m planning to make yet another addition to my list of 
