Editorial

(Vol 1 no 6)

As July draws to an end we once again appreciate the discovery of electric and the air conditioning it provides us on a hot day and the power to run the pool pump. The problem with using air conditioning is the cost and knowing that most of the cost is going overseas and hurting the national economy and our family’s economy. We also are polluting ourselves in the meantime.

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World Bank group meets to clean up Asia's deadly air

22 July 2003

By Associated Press

SINGAPORE — Delegates from the oil industry and a World Bank-funded environmental group met for the first time Monday to discuss measures to clean up heavily polluted Asian cities, where air pollution kills over 500,000 people every year.

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How many more people around the world die from pollution from fossil fuels? How many more suffer health problems from it? Is it any wonder that the USA has an asthma epidemic? Are you or a family member or a friend a victim? Will you be one in the future? We need clean and renewable energy NOW! We need an Apollo project in the RE Field so as to avoid military, health and economic costs from being reliant on other countries. Abundant and lost cost electric can bring peace to the world, a higher standard of living for most of the world, stability in world economics, jobs, food and comfort. Where and what are you doing to achieve this? Look at our ACTION section and join the troops.

Imagine what would happen to the Power Generation Industry if it were to be attacked like the tobacco, firearms. Tires and fast food industry. It certainly has had and is having a negative effect more widespread than tobacco and it is worse than the food industry giving us a wider beltline. What happens when the lawyers start to sue over the health effects of fossil fuels on the human species? Science has proven that we have been polluting water, air, oceans, plants and now ourselves by using fossil fuels to supply our electric. The Renewable Energy field would be forced to grow at a rate that would be unbelievable even when compared to the computer era.

Humans certainly need electric, we have been given the tools to produce global electric using renewable resources but have not given it the attention that it deserves. Meanwhile every power outage makes us more determine to become independent. People rush out to buy generators, if they can afford them, to ensure that the convenience of electric and the safety is always available to them.

New Section(s) –

Energy Foundations – A list of Foundations interested in renewable energy.

Phantom Loads – Do you really KNOW your electric device is OFF or just SLEEPING?

Interesting Links:

Check out Greenpeace’s Clean Energy Stickers!!!!

The Source for Renewable Energy – a guide to over 5,000 companies in RE.

Energy Information Administration web page contains information for each state!

PowerIsEverything – a good source for info

Scorecard is the ultimate source for free and easily accessible local environmental information.

The new section for this newsletter is the outline for a state-by-state comparison along with a request for a contact to send in news for each state and to serve as a state representative.

We need you to push manufacturers and dealers to send in their product information so we can present it here!

We are also seeking a non-profit as our sponsor so that we can seek foundation and public funding together.

We hope you enjoy this issue and welcome your comments and suggestions.

Future Section(s)

Energy Patents – Latest Energy Ideas

Independence – Ideas for independent living

Safety – How to stay safe around electric

AGAIN:

The difference with our group is that we are promoting and encouraging energy independence using clean renewable sources and promoting jobs and incentives for the creation of Energy Farms. We will also cover becoming independent and how best to run it as a small business thus it is not just to support your personal energy needs but for an income-producing career.

• We will be asking people to write letters to their representatives to push for this goal by supporting legislation that promote Renewable Energy.
• We are asking the government to attack the issue of energy independence the same way we pushed the Apollo Program which landed a man on the moon and we will ask people to get behind the issue with the same enthusiasm that fans show for sporting events and for Hollywood and TV movies.
• We will encourage colleges to create a curriculum to show people a new career alternative, that of generating electric and selling it to the utilities.
• We will push for a standard acceptable contract for independent power producers and the utilities so that the additional legal costs can be avoided.
• We will also seek reasonable environmental controls. We are the stewards of our planet and we need to maintain it so that future generations can enjoy it in safety.
• Backing would come from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan guarantee with up to $500,000. The idea is to create a small business opportunity for individuals and families as a home based business.
• Being energy independent should avoid future wars over oil and lost lives while benefiting the standard of living for people worldwide.
• Check our Mission Statement

If you feel the same way please add your voice in the battle.

Design Challenge

We are promoting companies to send in their best designs for a small Energy Farm in the $200,000 to $500,000 range. If we can put together a site that generates a good income and a sustainable career for people we can replicate it across the country and create jobs for thousands of people. As part of the effort we will cover various products, home design and independent living ideas. Feel free to send your ideas to mailto:editor@energyfarms.org

Please also feel free to send this newsletter to others, but do not spam!

If you are receiving multiple copies please e-mail us with the address you want removed.

I also included the contents from previous issues and a link to it on the web

This newsletter promotes energy independence, independent living and environmental stewardship.

Some near terms growth plans.

• We are picking up advisors and future contributors for articles, we have several people who have been interested all their lives but didn’t know how to get involved. We will have their bios in future Newsletters.
• We are now also looking for people/groups to send in state reports.
• We are now publishing every other week so we are looking for sponsors to help us publish on this schedule and to become a non-profit organization promoting mid-scale energy generation and energy independence.
• Some subscribers to the Newsletter are from other countries, involved with the environment and would like to help their countrymen become independent and build their own family energy farm.
• We are looking to team up with an energy non-profit to seek funding from funding sources to the benefit of our goal. If your group would like to consider sponsoring our group please contact us at editor@energyfarms.org

Note: Stop the telemarketing calls and spend more time on the web doing RE work, go to www.donotcall.gov the online registry site and stop those marketing calls during supper!

To keep the Newsletter short we try to provide links to most items, just double click and you should be taken to the item. Please send this Newsletter to others!

Prior to sending out the Newsletter all links are checked BUT since they are on other sites there is no assurance that they will work nor will they work in the future!

If you have a problem please send an email to us at mailto:editor@energyfarms.org