Anguilla Begins its separation from a reliance on petroleum based energy

One of the most widely spouted reasons against researching renewable energy sources today is that it isn’t necessary. Republican parties imply this by accusing Obama of intentionally rising gas prices here in America, and by claiming the solution is easy: Just lower gas prices. Just open the Federal Reserve. Just get a better deal from the Middle East. The truth, however, is that eventually gasoline is going to run out. As a non-renewable resource, it may not run out in our lifetimes, but the end of petroleum based energy is coming. A solution is available, though. Just ask the fifteen thousand residents of Anguilla.

The government of Anguilla, besieged by energy prices caused by lower and lower gasoline availability, has begun drafting a bill to have the entire island on renewable energy, by constructing a series of wind farms and solar collectors. The people throughout the island will have a safe, inexpensive way to power their houses on this beautiful island, all thanks to turning to more green sources of energy.

America has a lot to learn in this regard. Anguilla is ahead of the curve in getting their entire island powered by green energy, and it establishes a precedent for other territories and nations to follow. Though harder to implement, the day is coming when all of the United States could have its homes and businesses powered by safe, renewable, clean electricity that is never in danger of running out. Opponents of green energy citing its infeasibility as the chief concern need only look at the island of Anguilla to discover how wrong they are.