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I have always had an interest in alternative energy ever since I was a child in the backyard using my magnifying glass as a fire starter. From there the energy crisis in the late 1970's motivated a lot of folks to look for alternative fuel sources such as solar collectors which were used for not only for hot water, but for heating homes as well.

Ultimately, my interest lies in the untapped power that is "in our face" each day. From the power of the wind, to the extreme heat energy from the Sun. From the energy of the Earth's interior to the extreme power of hydrogen that is available from the simple water molecule.

I trust you will gain a great appreciation for these facets of nature as you spend time here.

In days past, Energy used to be an individual concern. If you wanted heat, you chopped wood or dug peat. If you wanted light, you put oil in a lamp. If you wanted water, you dug a well and used a hand pump or shared a community well and carried water in a bucket.

Now most of us are connected through not one but many power grids, water, telephone, internet, wireless phone, highway, sewer, etc.
That has made many things faster, easier and sometimes cheaper, but its also allowed many of us to be completely dependent as well as vulnerable to remote systems for our daily lives.

Few people beyond the oil and coal companies themselves would argue that its time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, for many reasons: political, homeland security, environment, and scarcity, to name just a few.

When it comes to actually making changes, however, we are all much slower. Part of this comes from the way those of us in recent generations have become accustomed to having large, centralized power sources that feed back to us as individuals. Thus, when others begin discussing alternative energy, we think of those on a grand scale, too: wind farms, solar farms, huge biomass factories.

And of course another reason we are slow to change is that were human. Change is hard. Change is scary. Change can be costly. Even when it doesnt require sacrifices, it still requires us to adapt our habits, create new systems, and sometimes even rewire our ways of thinking.

AE Daily's intent is to provide Do It Yourself (DIY) Alternative Energy information to help beginners getting started with Solar Electric and other Solar and Renewable power sources. We Enrich the life of future generations by making the planet a cleaner and healthier place to live by the use of Solar,Wind and alternative energy products, information and resources.

I trust you will gain a great appreciation for these facets of nature as you spend time here.
Thanks again for visiting AE Daily. Please feel free to contact me any time with any questions and concerns. Thank you for your interest in Renewable Energy, living more GREEN and becoming self-sufficient.