Heaven is there to be built

You couldn’t think of a more stark comparison between the old twentieth century energy systems – dominated as they were by coal, gas, petroleum and uranium – and the emerging solar-sourced smart grid energy systems. Energy storage will become an integrated aspect of the smart grid, so we don’t have to mention that renewable energy will eventually be stored for when it will be needed.

Coal, petroleum, uranium – all dug from pits in the ground or from underground caverns and dragged up to the surface light. The dark fuels being sulfurous and bubbling carbon dioxide into the atmosphere upon combustion. Global warming and the greenhouse gas emissions from these fuels are threatening over the next few centuries to revert our planet’s atmosphere to one that was once more suitable for dinosaurs – those giant cold-blooded reptiles with monster teeth. Parts of our oceans and seas are becoming dead zones. The political regimes that prosper from oil are not generally renown for their liberal attitudes nor for respecting human rights.To use biblical language, the fossil fuels are turning our earth into a hell and turning our cultures into a devil’s playground.

By contrast, we could aim to start to build a renewable energy infrastructure that will eventually source most of its energy directly from the sun. In time, most of the energy that we need could be channeled from space-based solar power stations. A base, or underground city, on the moon would be part of this. It is for our generation to set the foundation stones for heaven, if we want to and if we have the will…