For those who have set up their Google news engines to search on the phrase "alternative energy":
I wonder if some of you might have noticed what appears from my perspective be an increase in articles that seem to suggest that it's finally dawning on a number of entrepreneurs that perhaps, just perhaps, there is real money to be made in developing alternative energy resources. Several months ago in TIME magazine, I recall reading a Q&A interview conducted with a number of innovative people noted for their outstanding business savvy and ability to bring new products and services into the market. One of the interviewees mentioned a fact, a fact I thought was an abdominal, that at present a mere fraction of our nation's overall R&D financial resources from both private and government sources is currently being thrown at research on alternative energy resources. (I presume the interviewee's use of the term "alternative energy" implied research in fields other than hot fusion.) As I understand it, they basically stated the opinion that the current business economic environment does not favor concerted R&D efforts into exploring alternative energy. Too much risk and not enough payback for investors. I'm sure this comes as no surprise to most vortexians. Never the less, recent googled news reports seem to suggest a possible change in wind direction. For your reading pleasure, here are some samples: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/opinion/9148253.htm http://news.com.com/Energy+heats+up+high+tech/2009-7337_3-5263772.html I particularly like the concluding paragraph found in the second article article: "Nano is hot right now, and people are looking for a good application for nanotech," McGehee said. "I never thought I'd see this in Silicon Valley, but they are realizing that the energy market dwarfs the computer market." I hope so! Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
