by G.R.R.
The Dream Of The Electric Society
Of the many political topics discussed in this column, I cannot really categorize this article. I can tell you that it was inspired by a letter from California Senator Barbara Boxer yesterday regarding global warming. I subscribe to the Senator's email newsletters, and yesterday's certainly got my attention.I had planned on a releasing a review of the Congress' performance to date, and a follow up on the next steps (ending the Iraq War, Impeachment Proceedings, and Investigations Into 9/11, etc). The Senator's letter though, made me realize that there is knowledge that I have, and to some extent take for granted, that is not commonplace in America today.She asked for ideas on how to combat global warming. My response is to share with you, Senator Boxer, and with you, P&M readers, something I discovered for myself less than a decade ago. It is the dream of the electric society, and with the will of the people, and the legislative power of the Senate, this dream is finally within our grasp.This article is meant to empower you. In the interests of spreading this vital information, I'll leave all politics aside, and will keep the piece as brief as it can be. There will be lots of pictures, and I am always available through email if you have any specific questions on how this works.Electricity...Think about it for a moment, just from the receiving end. Think of all of the applications this power source already encompasses. Your computer, your radio, your tv, your refrigerator, your dishwasher, your laundry machines, etc., all of these devices are electric beasts, fed by the socket on your wall.Technological pioneers have recently made significant breakthroughs in the world of the electric automobile. Pricey sportscars that can outperform Ferrari's are now being listed on the market. Prototypes for even more incredible autos are being perfected in labs across the nation as we speak. Many of them are being featured on major news broadcasts, and on special feature documentary shows on the Discovery Channel. These amazing machines, which will within the decade become affordable to the masses, run purely on the electricity obtained from your wall socket. Their engines contain almost no (in some cases zero) moving parts.Even in as theatening an environment as space, electricity is quickly becoming the standard in fuel economy. The International Space Station (ISS) features solar panels for collecting energy, and engines like the M2P2 Magnetic Field Propulsion System are revolutionizing the concept of travel within our solar system. This concept has been proven with satellites, and is being developed for applications on spacecraft.There is practically no limit to the uses we can find for electricity. There is practically no technology in human history that cannot be run using electric power. And most startling, there is practically no cost to electricity once an infrastructure is in place to harness it's power.That's the receiving end. Now comes the empowering part. The rest of this article will give you
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