Renewable Energy – Following The Money – It Will Be Interesting To See Where It Takes Us…
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Santa Ynez, CA – The concept of ‘following
the money’ is nothing new. In fact, Socrates had it right 2500 years
ago when he said, “All wars are about money.” Just look at the world
today to see how true that is! Similar words were uttered by the
mysterious informant in the Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon’s
term in office – ‘Follow the money.’ This phrase, in fact, has become so
iconographic in our times that it has its own page on Wikipedia!
“Do
you get the feeling that the energy industry and the Congress that it
owns are deliberately lying to you? If so, you are 100% correct,” says
Craig Shields, author of Renewable Energy – Following the Money (Clean
Energy Press). In his book, Shields reiterates the effects that
economics and financial power have on the course of the energy industry
and offers short essays on the subject of energy policy and how he
believes we need to navigate the waters associated with a migration to a
sustainable course in energy.
It should come as no surprise that
the energy industry is the most profitable on Earth; the annual
earnings of the top five oil companies alone are mind-boggling. It’s
foolish to think they would want this to change or to lose their
position of leadership–and any attempt to alter their plans would mean
fighting against the single most powerful political force in the known
universe.
The world’s concerns over the health and environmental
effects of consuming fossil fuels increase with each passing year,
making this a far more interesting subject than it was a few decades
ago. With roughly 200 sovereign countries on our planet, there are many
differing opinions and emotions can run deep on the subject–depending
on the country, its government, levels of affluence and access to energy
resources.
“One thing is certain,” says Shields, “Those who
believe the working of the world have even the remotest bearing on
what’s good for the seven billion people who live here are in for a rude
shock.” While he isn’t sure where all of this is going, he suggests
following the money to see where it takes us.
“What’s going on
around us, of which world energy policy is only one example, is anything
but an accident; it’s a careful unfolding of events designed to further
enrich an extremely slender minority of interests – and guess what?
Change of any type – especially the radical change that our civilization
so desperately needs in its approach to transportation and energy – is
not part of their plan,” says Shields.
Shields’ current work
follows his first two book projects; Renewable Energy—Facts and
Fantasies (2010) and Is Renewable Really Doable? (2012). His position as
editor of 2GreenEnergy and Clean Energy Press enables Craig to use the
business skills he accumulated over three decades as owner and manager
of a marketing agency for Fortune-sized clients (acting as his company’s
spokesperson making live and on-camera presentations to thousands of
business audiences worldwide), to forward concepts that are central to
our survival as a species. His interactive website: www.2GreenEnergy.com enables people around the globe to share important ideas on all forms of renewable energy.
Craig
Shields believes there’s a chance humankind can forge a sustainable
path to its consumption of resources here on Earth, but adds: “If we are
to make it happen, it will be because of a largely informed electorate
that understands and honestly cares what’s going on around them.”
“Seatbelts fastened? Let’s follow the money…,” says Shields. But are we ready for what we might find?
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Trisha J. Stevens
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