I am thrilled to see this personal blog feature on this site and being able to be a part of a society making a historical change in the next four years.
Not only will our country experience a historical President, but we will also see a historical Clean Energy movement.
In the past two days, I have read three news articles about governments around the country already taking measures for better home energy alternatives. From the town of Islip, Long Island which approved a code to allow residential wind turbines to Dominion Virginia Power now offering their customers the option to use clean energy, our nation is now on the cusp of a major 'green' movement which willl hava long lasting impact on our society.
Each day, I look forward to receiving news on this new alternative energy front.
My blog site, Energy-Efficient-Home-Improvement.com will continue to monitor the latest changes in the home energy efficiency market.
Thank you President elect Barrack Obama for providing us the people to be a part of our government and we as a nation will come together as never before seen in US history.
God bless America!
I shared the following thoughts on energy and the environment at Change.gov - http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/inside_the_transition_your_thoughts_on_energy_and_the_environment/Here are a couple of suggestions for President Obama to jump-start America's (and the world's) green future:I believe that the day after taking office, President Obama and his Administrative team should issue orders to redesign or install solar paneling on the White House and all federal government buildings and offices. I think the Obamas should continue to set "the" standard by becoming an excellent example to our country and the world by going GREEN as soon as possible. Right now, the WORLD wants to know everything about the Obama first family so that we can emulate everything the Obamas do. President Obama should also issue an executive order to all federal agencies, challenging them to change all government vehicles to hybrids within a specific time frame. These measures would influence an immediate double positive for President Obama's national and international leadership and would encourage several positive results for our nation:- We the people would immediately begin to restructure our homes and businesses to conserve energy;- Give one or more of our large auto makers incentives to quickly retool plants for support of the executive order, and encourage Americans to begin switching our cars immediately;- Small construction businesses would begin hiring workers for "green" projects in 2009 instead of waiting for 2010;- Americans will be busy working to help change our environment instead of dwelling on the many negative challenges we are facing. Some of this will be busy work, but we need this to change America's bad attitude into a positive back to work energy.A few days after announcing the "White House & Federal Going Green" campaign, President Obama should issue a national request for an "American Renewal & Recycling Week" campaign. Set up a 1-yr plan for 1-week during each month, beginning in February 2009, for Americans to clean-up neighborhoods, old buildings, parks, schools, etc. and have us recycle the materials instead of trashing. President Obama's admin team can work with local governments to set up several recycling stations within each city/county that will accept and process recycled materials. This project will produce positive benefits for President Obama and our nation by:- Helping thousands of volunteers who are currently out of work to feel valued and useful so that they are not sitting at home worrying about bills, abusing drugs, alcohol or their family members, or getting into crime because of financial desperation;- Help Americans create business and social networks by being grouped together and focused in structured positive projects. People will improve their methods of handling stress and may create contacts that can lead to other beneficial relationships and possible jobs;- Help to clean up our nation and will create pride in our continuing progress. These projects can be done immediately using the media and our volunteer army, and will cost little of nothing compared to the long-term benefits. I hope President Obama and his Administration will take a look at getting our nation moving by using some of these suggestions, or others. Thank you for listening to America!Sincerely, MickiboopElk Grove, CA
