http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/a-generational-challenge_b_113359.html
I am man-crushing on Al Gore's ideas. In the speech above, Al Gore calls upon all of us to push to make a total change in how this country (and the world) thinks and acts with regards to our uses and sources of energy.
Let's think of using renewable energy in more man-friendly terms - getting laid.
Renewable energy is like that girl that you always wanted, not just for a night or two but that girl that if you did get, you would want to keep her for a very long time. We all know that girl almost never comes around but she is the hottest, smartest, coolest chick you have ever met and if you are going to get her, you are going to have to work? These girls take time, effort and (sometimes) money to get. You can't just buy her a drink at the bar and magically she is with you forever. You can't just play the same old shitty game and use the same old tired lines to win her over. You have to work at it, take her to the right spots, share the right conversations, introduce her to your friends, go out with her and her friends, create some memories together and yes, show her the time of her life in bed. We all know the dividends pay off when everything works out right.
Using oil and other limited energy sources is like cruising Hunt's Point for that worn out box that will leave you feeling and perhaps actually make you a little dirtier each time you come back. What's worse, her prices keep going up and her allure keeps going down.
If we truly want peace and autonomy, we need to stop paying the Middle Eastern and South American pimps and start working on landing Miss Universe. Once we do, we and our children can keep getting laid by her (ugh...did I take that analogy too far?) because we did the more difficult but, eventually, more effective things from the start.
Update:
Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton have lent their support for wecansolveit.org. The manternet does not support either of these men, in fact we are actively opposed to their divisive and unlaudable tactics. Please avoid we can solve it and get involved in other ways. I know some people may want us to put aside philosophical disagreements to make progress happen but nothing about these men represents progress and the enormous damage they have done will not be compensated for by this current mini-campaign for good.
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You know, every time I hear Al Gore speak I am nothing short of inspired. I still think he is being a bit fish fist-ed with the 10 year deadline. Sure, it can probably be argued that realistically it can't be done in 5 years, due to logistics and construction times. But really, it probably has a lot more to do with all the red tape and ego bullshit in gov. and current energy companies that will put up fences to fixing this country. I mean, look how fast China is developing entire skylines. I KNOW, they are doing it much cheaper and their labor laws are much more non-existent, but if it is true that we may have less than 10 years before Global Warming is irreversible as he says, then giving this country 10 years to become energy independent doesn't give much room for failure. I am glad as shit that a man like this exists. (Who is the female equivalent of Al Gore, Janene Garofalo, PLEASE!!!) Now all we need is to stuff the Religious Right into interment camps we can get some of this stuff done.
-Conan The Bloggarian
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