For over 200 years we have explored the earth for coal, oil and natural gas with which to fuel our energy-hungry society.  Vast fortunes of many families have been built upon these industries and our society today is ever-more dependent upon them for its operation.  Yet it is equally true that the supply of these precious resources comes with a price tag, one so great that many today are beginning to question the wisdom of our continued reliance and dependency on these resources.  That price tag is energy-related pollution.

Energy-related pollution has been known about for many decades, brought to the public spotlight in the 1960s by Rachel Carlson in her book, “Silent Spring.”  Though the book focused on the issue of acid rain and its effects on fragile ecosystems, energy-related pollution can and does take many forms, classified perhaps over-broadly into air pollution, water pollution and land pollution, forming what is coming to be recognized as a detrimental positive feedback loop (a series of events or conditions which feeds upon each other in ways that are both hazardous to mankind and destructive to our environment).

From the devastating effects of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989 to the pending disaster of aging coal-slurry retaining ponds, our society is paying a very heavy cost for our reliance on hydro-carbon fuels – that of an impending avalanche of energy-related pollution which threatens to overwhelm thousands of communities not only within the United States, but in every developed … and developing … nation on Earth.  The worst of these effects, one which threatens us all, is that of global warming which, it is believed, is accelerating because of energy-related pollution.

There is hope, however.  This disaster has not fully bloomed, though time is running out for us to take action.

• Research and identify the various types of energy-related pollution and define the effects it is currently having (or may have at some future point) upon our society.
• Is there any hidden energy-related pollution that our society may be overlooking?
• What actions can be taken to mitigate or eliminate the threats posed by energy-related pollution?  What are the projected costs of these actions?  Does the threat justify these costs?

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Though today (November 3^rd, 2008) gas prices are rapidly dropping to around $2 a gallon, the need to develop alternate energy and fuel sources remains high.  Five years ago, during a conference of petroleum industry executives in Denver, Colorado, an executive disclosed to me concerns over our future oil supply, indicating she believed that “cheap” oil would come to an end in 20 years (approximately 15 more years from now).  This expressed concern awoke me to the threat our industrialized society faces as we progress further into the new century.

Combining this threat with the growing evidence of the oil/gas-global warming connection, it is clear that we have little time to take appropriate action to ensure our society can continue.  Debate on what direction we should go to achieve this is, to put it lightly, cutthroat.  Even as the evidence becomes clear of our need to escape oil dependency, the oil industry continues to lobby our governments worldwide to block the development and deployment of alternate energy technologies, claiming they are not needed yet.  But is it wise to wait to develop alternate energy technologies until they are already needed?  Or should we plan ahead by developing the alternate energy technologies and manufacturing capacity for alternate energy technologies before they are actually needed?

• Prepare an overview of alternate energy sources and development, describing each, its potential, and what obstacles there are to its deployment or expansion.
• With the extreme political power of the oil industry and existing energy companies, how can citizens best overcome this power and push for alternate energy development?
• What might happen to our society if we fail to be prepared with alternate energy sources if and when the available resources of oil and natural gas run out?  How will life be without the oil-based luxuries and industries?

As our society delves deeper into energy-hungry technology, assuring a steady supply of that energy will no doubt require alternate energy sources.  Just as students who are talent-starved in writing skills must turn to companies such as ours, we as a society must find those willing to do what it takes to get us ready for the end of “cheap” oil, regardless of the reaction of our politicians. 

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