I think it comes down to a combination, not just one means. So sun, wind, water where possible.

Over here more and more people have solar panels on their roof, even council houses, and often there's so much energy generated by them that then gets sent to the utility company that they have to pinch it off as they cannot store the vast amount.
So they are urging people to use electricity during the day as much as possible while it's generated via their solar panels.
We're getting to the point that there are more houses with solar panels than without.

So here we have a vast amount of solar panels on houses, but also wind farms. We practically always have wind here. So it's a combi of both solar and wind. That gets you a long way.
Many people can make do with the electricity their panels generate. My daughter makes money of them as they have more powerful panels on their roof. Makes her about E55 ($55) a month.
That's because of special rule that you get a certain amount of money for generating extra energy. That regulation will expire next year or in 2025.

In a docu I've seen a community in southern part of South-America generated all their electricity with water from a stream somewhere close-by.
It got stored in vast batteries. Of course you cannot run a plant on that, but again, when combining things you get a long way.

And they are constantly improving solar panels and wind things. Thinner, better panels that generate way more energy than the default ones now. Very different energy generating wind machines that aren't huge, do not disturb birds and fish etc. and can be put in a garden or on a roof even.
I've seen various designs that work, one so great that it looked like a piece of art! You could easily stick that in a town / shopping centre as it simply looks cool and at the same time it produces energy.
That's the beaut of all these things, the big huge wind turbines were first thing, but now people are invented smaller, less impactful on environment, and better.
Same with solar panels.
We haven't seen the end of that development yet, not even close.

Invoke Humor, re: Mitch's Obama one term obsession, observe righteous "22nd amendment" reactions to the "three term" reference, Mitch failed to keep Obama to one term, but hey, he seems to have kept him from three.

Get it?...Anyone?

Invoke Humor, re: Mitch's Obama one term obsession, observe righteous "22nd amendment" reactions to the "three term" reference, Mitch failed to keep Obama to one term, but hey, he seems to have kept him from three.

Get it?...Anyone?

I dunno, if you work so much that you don't have any time left to read or watch T.V., maybe those college folk might have the right idea?

People certainly can be too quick to throw the word around, but I think some people do know what it means. I think a lot of us have a difficult time allowing ourselves to truly love. We self-sabotage as a self-preservation mechanism. Many people won't allow themselves to feel things very deeply when it comes to romantic love. It definitely helps protect us from pain, but it also prevents us from feeling the euphoria of romantic love. I think that's a big reason why we are always told to work on ourselves--not just so that we can attract a quality partner, but so that we ourselves can be a good partner, and that we can be fully open to having healthy relationships.

Can you see the contradiction?

While Einstein was brilliant, along with many others, science does not stagnate. If it does, it becomes religion.

Science pushes what we know (or think we know).
Science once stated the Earth was the center of the Universe. Right now we know that isn't true. It was science, now its not.

Hawking was a leading theorist on black holes. I've read some of his theories, watched some of his lectures. People will swear he had it all figured out but its all just one man's theory which other men adopt as gospel.
That's not science. Science constantly asks questions, constantly questions favorite truths. Its about looking to see if there is more to it than we thought.

Science will not place one man's work over itself. People do that. Not science.

Invoke Humor, re: Mitch's Obama one term obsession, observe righteous "22nd amendment" reactions to the "three term" reference, Mitch failed to keep Obama to one term, but hey, he seems to have kept him from three.

Get it?...Anyone?

I understand what you are saying Chris . I think sometimes people are so desperate to be able to say they are In love … perhaps they are more in love with the idea of being in love . I see it a lot on line . Sadly that type of instant love is seldom based on reality and often will mot succeed . Of course there are exceptions . For me enduring romantic love is something that develops overtime .

There is nothing wrong with loving alone time and feeling carefree . Being single has many positives . That may not translate to being single always . Often it is a timing thing that reflects what we value and what our priorities are at a point in time . Just like love ..what we want and feel one day .. can change . Stay open to possibilities regardless of how content you feel at this momemt :-)

They want "equal rights" along with some "special rights" to go along with them. Why are there special awards shows for black people?Why do they have the united negro college fund? What do they have affirmative action that says you have to hire a minority if they have the same or even less qualifications? Why do they have a minority clause in some contracts for public projects? Why do we have "gay bars" that cater to a select group?

The government discriminates based on age, they don't let people vote til they are 18 or over, they don't allow people to buy alcohol or tobacco or nicotine products til they are 21. And then there are 55+ communities that don't allow for younger people to live there. Isn't that discrimination? They used to have "ladies night" at bars, but most have stopped doing that because it was considered discrimination.

Should an airline be required to give somebody 2 seats for the price of 1 because the person weighs 450 lbs? Should a buffet be required to charge the same whether you are 100 lbs or 300lbs?

The problem is everyone wants a leg up, a little extra, equal doesn't always really mean equal.

love doesn’t just refer to romantic love . . But from your post .. I take it that is what you are referring to . Just because societal norms change and our historical view of what constitutes “love” evolves .. does not mean love no longer exists . Marriage is not a guarantee of forever love . For some it is a non binding obligation that can be broken at any time . Divorce is not the end of love .. it is the end of a bonding relationship that failed .

Being in a particular church no more makes you a Christian than being in a garage makes you an automobile.

Christians worship the Jesus of the Bible and trust in him alone for eternal life, but they are never sin-free on this side of eternity.

Being in a particular church no more makes you a Christian than being in a garage makes you an automobile.

Christians worship the Jesus of the Bible and trust in him alone for eternal life, but they are never sin-free on this side of eternity.

Well first off I'll say its entirely possible I'm wrong but I don't think you're open to discussing anything that may challenge your feelings or belief. I feel like you're looking for arguments and conflict instead of real discussion.

I believe love still exists but we all have our own meaning of it in one form or another and our own betrayal of it in one form or another.

Chris your comment was all about the book I suggested as a good read. It was a suggestion I felt related to the topic you shared. You take it or you don't. It's not any kind of attack on your education. Simply accept or ignore. And I do agree we for sure don't understand each other. Enjoy your time in the forums.