The Energy Disaster

As the CEO of BP testifies, we can ponder the dangers of our dependence upon energy sources which can damage the environment, costing lives, property and incredible amounts of money to clean up.

One never knows when a malfunction in a remote area will lead to a break down that endangers all around it and causes a far-reaching impact. Sure, we were told there was no danger and that this was the best way to fuel our society. But they lied to us.

The technology is far from safe. Mechanical things can fail and when they do the consequences can be far reaching. We need to act now to wean ourselves away from this dependence on fickle nature to satisfy our needs.

Gear boxes fail. When they do they can generate an awful lot of heat as the force of the huge blades continues to make them turn. The ones you normally see as not functioning in a field of whirling blades aren't turned off. They have failed, but they didn't burn.

The fact is that we are going to see a lot more of this in our future.