How are we going to achieve effective alternative energy solutions? Governments have been reluctant to give significant commitments to ease global climate change.

Is there a way we can find clean energy sources in time? Are renewable energy sources going to be cost effective to really help the planet? What can we do?

In 1989, while my family was in Turkey, huge changes electrified the world. The Berlin Wall was torn down. Eastern European governments changed one after the other.

And so much was brought about by people power - huge numbers in these countries stood up and said there needed to be a change. And change did occur.

In the last year we have seen similar reactions and changes occurring in the Arab world. As dictatorial leaders have aged people have demanded change. It has occurred from Egypt to Libya. We still await Syria's results.

There have been efforts on the part of a number of countries to follow agreements from prolonged meetings. Major powers elected not to participate. Without their commitment significant change is unlikely.

Kyoto, the largest protocol agreement is nearing the end of its term of operation. New commitments need to be made to continue progress. Recent economic downturns have lessened the chances for rolling it over or extending it.

The focus of attention is on a number of high profile directions and research avenues. There are problems, yet to be admitted, with some current options. Also costly research diverts funds from possibilities that could yield cheaper and more environmentally friendly methods.

We can use people power to achieve alternative power solutions. Better still solutions that will effectively reduce global warming problems. And will also provide billions of years of cheap energy to all the planet.

Through this site I would love to provide a key source of alternative energy possibilities available now and in the near future. And to act as a discussion point to generate new options. People power was effective in the past. It can be so again.

Let's do it!

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