Earth Day and Renewable Energy Resources, in Norfolk, VA

This business is in my neighborhood and they have one vertical and one horizontal wind turbine(s) along with photovoltaic solar panels powering their business! Pay them a visit in person or go to their website, by clicking here
Their business address shown above is 9665 First View Street, Norfolk VA 23503

(we are not affiliated with them but we like e'm)

I've decided that Derek and I must live by every tenant of the new green economy. Our next car will be electric, hopefully solar charged! Derek wants the vroom vroom of the old muscle cars, we just can't go that route in good conscience.

Our next condo is going to be wind and solar powered, (maybe we'll have to fight zoning laws) this is a must for me. I can't afford Dominion Electric power anymore. I think I can however put in a wind turbine, photovoltaic solar panels, solar powered outdoor lighting, and wind and solar powered household amenities.

This is the time and I am here, therefore this is the place. We are practically in the shadow of 2 nuclear power plants owned by Dominion. I want to use clean renewable energy resources in my environment now. We can do things right here in our neighborhood and our city. We can clean up the bay. We can recycle. We can use paper instead of plastic. We can refrain from littering. We can go to our power company (Dominion) and find our way to those in power and demand that they start getting electricity from renewable energy sources.

There are literally hundreds of things to do. This is a watershed moment in human history. Do we destroy our environment, or do we use the technology we have now and improve everything we do? We will have the chance, we have a new kind of administration in Washington this year, give them a chance, work with them. Vote your conscience, only one side is on the right page with regard to the environment. I'll give you a hint it is not the hockey mom! We have the means and we can do this.

The way the environment affects some of us is often presented on a global scale, giant tidal waves or forests burning or dying as a result of climate change.

The damage we do to our environment is easier seen at a local level. Communities closer to industrial areas may be affected by higher than average asthma rates, or other respiratory problems. People suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure) have symtoms that increase with the industrial pollution rate.

Towns with poor water treatment systems (or no waste waste water treatment at all) or slow clean-up from disasters may show a disproportionate number of children with developmental problems. Witness the Katrina (hurricane) damage, which thank God, bypassed our area. However we have still got problems from Isabel that we have not seen fit to take care of as of yet.

We don't have to allow this to continue as it has. We can do something about it now! Write your elected officials, write your power company, let them know we want renewable energy resources to power our futures.

The main thing the average person can do is to live their own lives with an eye on saving our environment, recycle, don't dump and try to reduce your carbon footprint.

Every year close to Earth Day, we clean the beach in the area. It ist a something that everyone is encouraged to participate in, and we are encouraged to bring our children. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts come out and they help in this effort. My son Derek was a scout and this was not a chore, we enjoyed this activity.

After the clean-up was done a party was held at a facility we have here called Nauticus. There was food and games for the children and the adults. The point is an interesting time is had by all, not a day of drudgery. This could take place in various places across the US.

Without an effort by us all, we may look forward to climate change, catastophic weather conditions, increased disease and the destruction of our way of life.

We could change this by changing our minds when it comes to our environment. It is everyone's problem. Let's make this our mantra this Earth Day.