by Jsun Mills, CEO, eSun Energy
Amidst all of the troubling
headlines and often times seemingly insurmountable problems facing us on a
daily basis, there are yet still shining stars bringing brilliant glimpses of
hope and promise to each new day. There is not enough space in this publication
nor any more precious time in our lives to waste pointing out the obvious
problems and challenges facing us a human species: Uncontrollable crime,
violence, incurable diseases, poverty, economic and nuclear meltdowns,
political and social upheavals, hunger, wars for natural resources, “natural”
disasters, environmental catastrophes, etc. etc. blah.blah.blah. The question you may or may not be asking is
“OK. What can I do, besides bury my head in the proverbial sand?” One potential
solution is to participate in, and support your local Clean Tech Revolution.
What is this “Clean Tech”
you may ask? Isn’t that some sort of hippie-green-commie-Star
Trek-biological-robot-nerd-stuff? Not at all, in fact quite the opposite. It is
really about utilizing the human mind and spirit of innovation, combined with
natural intelligence and advanced culture, to reinvent and redesign new and
more effective means of: energy production and consumption, waste & water
management, agricultural & food production, transportation, architecture
and building. So pick a category (or invent your own), apply your particular
passions, set of skills, abilities and available resources. Now get to work towards
a being part of a solution.
You may easily be saying
“Forget about it! I’m retired. I’ve been working my whole life now it’s
somebody else’s turn”. But the question begs at your soul: “Have I done all I
can to be part of a solution?”. Remember, it is never too late and it does not
have to be work, per se. In fact, it can be fun and inspiring for yourself and
others.
For example: As
professionals in the renewable energy and energy efficiency business, we take
particular delight in focusing our passions towards evolving the energy and
transportation challenges that currently face all of us, as well as our
children and especially our grandchildren in the not so distant future. By
creating, innovating and evolving solutions in the solar energy space, we are
helping to solve energy related problems, strengthen our community and
ultimately make a better world.
Through the sharing of
information, knowledge and wisdom, facilitation of education and ultimately
action via support of local Clean Tech businesses and organizations, you can
indeed make a difference by increasing the speed of transition towards the new
economy. So stop wasting time by continually pointing out and arguing about the
world’s problems and complaining about the things you have no control over.
Take personal responsibility and get out there and do something about all those
problems. We need solutions and actions. Perhaps we could even manage to have
some fun while making a difference!
In next month’s article we
will have a list of 100 action items you can do on the Lakeside
level to help participate in the Clean Tech Revolution. Please feel free to
drop us an email with any creative ideas, actions, solutions or innovations
that you would like to include on the list to share with the community.
Lake Chapala Review: June 2011
Jsun Mills
is a 12 year experienced veteran and renown professional in the international
photovoltaic industry. On the local level, he is an entrepreneur and owner of
“eSun Energy”, Lakeside’s first solar electric
solutions provider. For more information contact: info@esunenergy.com or
(376)766-2319