Nature + Technology = Clean sustainable energy by Amethyst

Hi Michael, As you are probably aware, decentralising current power production, in today’s climate would not work. However, by increasing the power production of individual homes and small businesses, using renewable energies will reduce the overall demand on the national grid. There are a number of benefits to be gained from doing this: • Lower energy bills for home owners and small businesses • Reduction in emissions • Less demand from an aging power production network • Increased security of the power distribution network As for specific ideas, I am working on the rest of the proposal which will explain in more detail.

Hi Amethyst If by "in today's climate" you mean that today's political climate won't permit these changes, then I think that that is the priority, if difficult, objective. Here's why: We (the People) need to reclaim our republic which is now largely run by lobbyist's and "Funders'" influence. You have some very good points here and I wish you the best in your efforts to see this through. My quotes below are from Lawrence Lessig's "Lesterland: The Corruption of Congress and How to End It" (Jim Hansen: “The biggest obstacle to solving global warming is the role of money in politics”26), 26.  J. Hansen, Storms of My Grandchildren (New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2009), 59. Lessig, Lawrence (2013-04-02). Lesterland: The Corruption of Congress and How to End It (TED Books) (Kindle Location 1173). TED Conferences. Kindle Edition.

Hey Amethyst Difficult? My guess is near impossible. But that's why people like us are trying out crazy ideas. What do we want to do? Oh just change the world and fix it so 9 billion people can survive in harmony on a thriving planet. I like your idea about connecting. I think yes, of course: scale up and connect, scale up and connect, and repeat and accelerate. Yet some things on the net go viral and fly, almost as if with a life of their own. We need meme tribes and we need tribal leaders. Maybe we need more. What if some people made it their life goal to search out and one meme with ANOTHER and another, so that the net affect is to build nets of nets. In the next 5 to 10 years the portion of humanity that has access will increase. That's a good thing. I have a problem with believing that governments and corporate interests will jump on board. Energy use, food production, circular economics, upcycle models, all these and more need to be combined and spread with a whole-hearted sense of purpose. Mark