The future of serving our energy needs is electrification, but only if we take care of infrastructure that makes that happen.
Investing in the grid: When the going gets tough, the tough get … creative
"The U.S. grid system was born in the 1920s, and has seen few major upgrades since the 1960s. With America’s growing population and exploding demand — bigger houses, A/C units, TVs, iThings — we have serious congestion and inadequate capacity on our nation’s power lines. This has led to more frequent power outages, which cost the American economy well over $100 billion each year. The inefficiency of our old-fashioned grid also leads to enormous waste through 'line loss.' In 2010, 6.6 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S. simply disappeared before it could reach consumers. That’s $25.7 billion worth of electrons, lost into thin air."
The future of keeping us healthy is making sure we have quality food that does not degrade anyone's life.
Teach Us, Trader Joe: Demanding Socially Responsible Food
"While the principles of the local and organic food movement represent the ultimate goal for many consumers, that goal remains largely out of reach for low-income households. One of the main barriers to access to nutritious food continues to be transportation, which has been historically linked to the marginalization of poor communities from access to healthy, locally grown food at affordable prices: Many of the poor neighborhoods in this country are simply too far from fresh food markets, and many don't have a grocery store at all."
The future of the survival of a community depends on others making better decisions.
The Northwest’s Salmon People Face a Future Without Fish
"Just as Washington tribes fought to defend their fishing rights in the years leading up to the Boldt decision, they are once again fighting to protect the natural resources so integral to their way of life."
The future of water may include a need for innovative, and perhaps seemingly distasteful solutions.
How to Overcome the "Yuck Factor" to Extend Water Supplies
"Yet capturing and reusing wastewater for municipal and household use, agricultural and industrial production, and recharging depleted aquifers is precisely what researchers writing in the latest issue of Science suggest needs to happen in order to address the world's growing water crisis."
The future will require us to be much more discerning about who is pushing an agenda.
New "Clean Energy Under Siege" Report Details Dirty Energy Misinformation Tactics
"Many of the self-appointed "experts" and anti-clean-energy groups 'masquerade as think tanks,' maintaining a veneer of impartiality while being funded by oil and gas interests — people like the Koch brothers, etc."
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