Alternative Energy, Now a Past Item?

What is going on in this world today? Do we really know and are we being told the truth?
Before writing anything I like to watch the news and also go through the internet to see what is current. Lately there seems to be nothing but bad. The tensions in the middle east, North and South Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and of course the oil spill in the gulf. These are the bigger stories. Do not forget the Mexican drug wars, illegal aliens still coming to the US, and the economy in the US.
There is another issue that is escaping media attention at this time and that is a vote in congress in October that is going to affect our constitutional rights to bare arms. The NRA is fighting this hard and a lot of that news is being kept quiet, mostly I believe by our own government, starting at the top.
Has anyone really looked at this president. Still questions (by some) about his birth certificate, has spent us into such debt that is overwhelming, given us a health care package no one wants or can understand, has issues with the American flag being shown during tv speeches, sent a bust of Winston Churchill back to England that has been in the oval office since the end of WWII, made the US apologize to France because he had a previous engagement and could not attend a formal dinner, and now wants to quietly change our right to bare arms. These are just a few that annoy me.
Currently there are Americans who have worked their entire lives and have lost their jobs, and congress won't sign a bill extending unemployment payments due to concerns over the debt crisis! We all must remember that this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people!
In much the same way big business has controlled much of our lives. Why can't a car get 100mpg? Why is alternative energy still not very popular? What of solar energy? What of wind power? Is power from magnets for real? Where have all the jobs gone to? The economy?
This is America, we can voice an opinion. It is still the best place to live. We can also help ourselves and look to the future. This president, in my opinion, is not the future.

The US verses the World

In Europe, as well as the rest of the world, energy costs are much higher. Those countries have been thinking about conservation for a lot longer than people in the US. In the US we make a lot of noise if gasoline prices change, or heating oil and diesel fuel. Europe has fuel costs at about double what they are in the US.
As with any market for anything, the higher the demand the higher the cost. If the demand gets lowered than our out of pocket expenses get lowered. One big example is that now you can buy a house for much less than you could three years ago. Our economy has a lot to do with that but still with no one buying a house or building a new home, those prices have gone way down.
We are not going to stop driving and we are not going to stop using electricity. The usage of electricity in an American home is double of that of a typical home in Europe. We use more lights, air conditioning, pools, a tv in every room, and that is just to mention a few items. So why not help ourselves. Alternative energy is always an option. Solar power and wind power are both options that are always being improved upon, more efficient and easier to install. There is even talk of getting power from magnets to supply electricity for our homes, a source that needs no sun or wind.
Discover what is out there and available for our homes. Alternative energy that we can afford so we can continue to drive!