Clean Energy or Not?

 

Clean Energy or Not?

The Department of Energy website states the following: “The clean energy industry generates hundreds of billions in economic activity and is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years. There is tremendous economic opportunity for the countries that invent, manufacture, and export clean energy technologies.

Responsible development of all of America’s rich energy resources -- including solar, wind, water, geothermal, bioenergy & nuclear -- will help ensure America’s continued leadership in clean energy. Moving forward, the Energy Department will continue to drive strategic investments in the transition to a cleaner, domestic, and more secure energy future.”  (Clean Energy | Department of Energy)

However, nowhere on the DOE’s website does it mention how they planned to recycle solar panels or wind turbines which are toxic to the environment. Yes, I understand they were both created from earthly resources, but they wear out very quickly and are then returned to the earth by burying them under the soil to supposedly compost back into nature. REALLY? How can that be when they don’t break down like organic matter.

Maybe the DOE plans to use the discarded remnants for their Bioenergy program whereas they use agricultural byproducts that they can experiment with their ability to turn byproducts from farms into fuel, this would help them replace gasoline for vehicles. What the Tesla won’t be able to replace gas in our vehicles? But they said that’s why they were building electric cars, didn’t they?

Do they plan to reroute our water supply to help them create more residual projects for their Waterpower Technologies Office which “leads innovation with strategic investments in early-stage research. Our partners in business, academia, non-governmental organizations, and national laboratories use funding to develop technologies that can help the United States harness the full potential of hydropower and marine energy, leading to increased energy security, economic vitality, and grid reliability. Learn more about our investments in cutting-edge waterpower research.” (Clean Energy | Department of Energy)

 A little scary don’t ya think. Check out their website to see where their water projects are being conducted, a little surprising for sure.

So the question is this? Is there really clean renewable energy if all we’re doing is cluttering up the environment with debris that won’t compost? Talk about an environmental crisis – where are the environmental activists? Nowhere does it seem they’ve gone completely silent as if paid off to be quiet about the abuse the Department of Energy is trying to pull over the eyes of Americans? But I have to wonder why their big mouths aren’t spouting off about these environmental problems that are just waiting and costing taxpayers millions if not billions of dollars in future cleanup projects.

If we go back to the first line of this piece, the DOE tells us exactly what their intent is in this subject matter. My Daddy always said if you want to fetter out corruption, follow the money. When I started researching clean energy all I found was the DOE promoting Clean energy through their website to help build better projects to help find solutions to provide clean energy. Then this one line kept smacking me in the face. "The clean energy industry generates hundreds of billions in economic activity and is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years." Billions in economic activity is the key here, someone, whether it be a politician or a business connection to said politician is going to or is already making millions if not billions of dollars by our own government promoting all this clean air nonsense. Now I need to find out who is making money off of this cause and which politician is making the most kickbacks associated with it. If you know please reach out and let me know in the comments below. 

 

Artist and Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, and journalist. business professional, creative artist, and life coach consultant. Ms. Kilbride holds a Master's in Criminology and a BS in Business Management she stepped out of the loop for a while but is now back with a powerful opinion and voice in the direction of this country and our economy. As a life coach, she is available to counsel individuals to enjoy their dreams and a better life. Ms. Kilbride loves to travel, and photograph her surroundings and is also a gourmet cook who loves to garden and preserve food for the winter months.