As I was thinking about these visions, it dawned on me I could recall only two Great Visions in my lifetime. One was J F Kennedy's goal of putting "A Man On the Moon" in ten years. An entire nation was energized and the technological benefits from the Space Program have been immense.
The other great vision was that of Martin Luther King. His "I Had A Dream" speech provided REAL "Hope and Change" for the World's Greatest Nation.
Today, we have no such Vision. All we have are personal agendas and party line voting. The most recent Presidential election just confirmed that.
What we need is a great Vision! Something that can energize a nation. Something can provide long term, lasting benefits to our entire country. Not just benefit certain demographic or political groups.
I have a proposal:
Become Energy Independent by 2022
The Mission would be to generate enough energy such that our entire country becomes an energy exporter. The implementation strategy would include the use of all known sources of energy; green and hydrocarbon. The primary focus would be in utilizing the abundance of natural gas and the development of the technology and infrastructure to support this and other types of energy utilization.
It is my belief that this effort would create many new jobs as new technologies were developed and implemented. The trade deficit would be reduced by exporting products and technology. Without any dependence on trade with foreign countries such as Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, etc., we would be able to make better decisions without regard to impacting our economy.
I have this personal vision of being able to power my well water irrigation system with wind energy,
solar energy providing the electricity to operate my natural gas compressor in the garage while it refuels my pick up overnight.
