Earth Day 2009 – Take 3
It is hard to stop writing about all of the misinformation spread by the extreme environmental movement. I do distinguish between the extreme activists and those like me. I do recycle, I maintain two compost piles and a worm compost bin, I am using native species in the landscaping at my house, and my wife and I both drive SUVs.
I recently attended an Earth Day event and an auto dealer had some vehicles on display that probably catered to the environmentalist crowd. One was a small Subaru station wagon. I noticed that the estimated mileage for that car was several miles per gallon worse than for my SUV. My car is not a full-sized Ford Excursion, but it is much bigger than the Subaru on display.
Take wind power as an example. I participate in some school presentations as part of my job and I talk about energy. Invariably solar, wind, or hydropower comes up as part of the discussions. Most students are taught or at least exposed to the benefits of these renewable sources of energy. We need to build more windmills.