The government has been making leaps and bounds in green, sustainable energy in recent times, but sometimes the smaller stories get overlooked in the media. The smallest steps forward are often what make the big leaps Obama is reaching for possible. In South Hampton , the Long Island Power Authority offered a small seminar on how to reduce costs for business owners in the area.
To each of the almost two dozen businessmen there, LIPA offered free consultations on their businesses, and how green energy could not only save the environment and be less of a drain on non-renewable energy sources, but also how they could save by using less power hungry light fixtures and appliances in the office. Each business might also be eligible for up to seventy percent of their final bill to be paid for by LIPA, using New York tax payers’ money.
The technology behind new algae fueled technology and solar and wind farms are incredible steps towards a safer, more sustainable tomorrow, but in all the excitement, conservation of energy is sometimes overlooked. While alternative methods to generate electricity is important, so too is making that electricity do the most work it can. Many of the arguments stating that green energy is not viable are because so many Americans use so much energy in their day to day lives. Long Island Power Authority is commendable in its task of making South Hampton more energy efficient. If the rest of America can follow this town’s example, green, sustainable energy will stop being a dream for tomorrow, and start becoming a reality.
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