Solar & Wind Energetics...Instead of Politically Wavering Hot Air

If diversification from oil to alternative energy sources was a priority, nothing meaningful has been done about it. We contend that the objective of developing alternative energy sources has never been seriously and consistently pursued. The explanation for this manifest failure lies in the willingness for self-delusion by means of hoped-for panaceas.

While we are waiting to get to the long Promised Land, Jamaica must move aggressively on two alternative sources of energy which are local and inexhaustible.
These are solar and wind; with the former as a means of saving on imported oil and the latter as a means of reducing dependence on oil and reducing the cost of generating electricity. No one disagrees that lower electricity costs would be good for consumers, producers and exporters.

Jamaica is a land with limited wood and water, but it is a land of unlimited wind and sun. The cool breeze and the warm sun are not just there for tourists.

Full Observer Article:
www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/Energy--Cool-wind-and-warm-sun-not-just-for-to urists_12509414