This Isn't History...It's OURstory

So history was......oh excuse me......ourstory was made yesterday at 10:58pm eastern time. California closed its polls and counted the ballots and awarded senator Barack Obama 55 electoral votes. He is now the first black president of the United States. It's an amazing thing to think about. Throughout this campaign he and McCain fought well. They both equally gave it their all and even thought McCain fell short, he should have some pride in the fact that he made it so far. I am exstatic about Obama however. Forgive me for being biased, but it's not everyday that one gets to witness something so historically great. This is an event that will go into history text books and I'm proud to say that I VOTED and I contributed to making a difference in a country where change was desperately needed. Obama received 338 electoral votes not including North Carolina, Indiana and Missouri whose counts were too close to be added in. That's amazing. I'm very excited that this is how this project came to an end and I'm looking forward to all that is in store for our.....excuse me again....My country in preceding years.


OBAMA 08!

Self Reflection

This blog process has been a new one for me. I'm not a blogger by nature. I'm not a person to share my thoughts, my research on my interests let alone update them on a public display where people can put their input. It was a strange concept for me. It has also been a difficult but refreshing process for me.

First off choosing a topic was not the fun situation, but in the end I settled for alternative energy as the best of the worst in my case. Research was long and tedius but I learned way more than I expected. I never knew how much of a need there was for people to invest in alternative energy. I never realized the extint that the world, not just the United States, depended on oil. It was amazing to me. I also was excited by the advancements I found in the technologies of alternative energy. My favorite gadgets were the maglite which is powered by solar energy and the hymni which is wind powered. They're sleek little machines that power tools we use in our everyday lives but don't rely on oil as an original source.

This blog project also has increased me as a thinker. I can't say that I'm a completely unbiased person, but I've been forced to think that way in this project. I also can't say that I was a great success at it, but I put some effort into it. I've had to be able to dig deep into my thoughts to connect my information to the big picture and not to just be focused on my issue but to tie it into many other issues surrounding it. I believe I've grown as thinker but also I've become more informed as a citizen about the issues that are effects this country and I'm glad about it.

Relief at the Pump

Take a sigh of relief. Gas prices are no longer buzzing around $4.50. All around the nation gas prices have dropped. This is mainly due to the lower prices of oil. This in turn is because oil is such a demand that prices have gone down to meet the needs of the people who need it. As of now the almost entire nation has gas prices lower than $2.80 per gallon. Take a look at this map of the "national gas temperature."

Get Like Them....

These are blogs written by some close associates to me. They are quite informational and interesting and I advise you make a journey to visit them.

Debt in our Nation: Debt in our System/
This blog focuses on the national debt and all the issues that come along with it. This blog does an excellent job at showing all sides of the national debt. For example, the bailout plan, and how national debt is affecting education.

Department of Energy
This blog deals with similar topics as mine. He goes into depth about the issues surrounding alternative energy, and he also discusses how other sources such as solar and wind are being used.

Living Elsewhere
This blog focuses on informing about the mortgage problem that caused the government to come up with the bail out plan. She explains the actual causes that made people go buy all these mortgages they couldn't afford in the end. She also gives tips for avoiding crisis if you have a mortgage.

You Want More Sources.....I Got You

http://www.altenergy.org/
Wind energy as an alternative source

http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9025019&contentId=7046515
The BP oil company is investing money into using alternative sources to clean up oil

http://www.solarpanelinfo.com/
Information on solar panels and their uses as an alternative energy source

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-is-nuclear-energy-our-best-hope
Nuclear energy may be the best new way to create electricity for our energy needs besides oil

http://www.ases.org/
The American solar energy society is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/biofuels/
Information on biofuels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080519153925.htm
There is a fungus that natural produces biofuel

http://www.energy.gov/
The department of energy and all that it entails with information on all different energy sources

http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-gadgets-maglite-show-your-true-eco-colors
Gadgets created by using alternative energy sources

http://www.geo-energy.org/
This site is about the geothermal energy association that is dedicated to giving information on geothermal energy and increasing its use as an alternative source

Putting Solar Energy to Use

The maglite is a small flash light about 5 inches in length. It is powered by solar energy. I'm excited about advancements with solar energy

If we don't make a change

If the nation doesn't do something about its dependence of foreign oil soon there will be problems. Alternative energy is one of the best ways to go. The development of its technologies will stimulate the economy, create jobs and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Global warming will become a serious issue if we dont pursure alternative energy sources. North americal alone will have major problems such as winter flooding and heatwaves to truncate the issue. This website goes into detail on how global warming will affect the earth by regions. Also, if renewable resources don't become something we invest more time in, we won't be prepared when history decides to repeat itself. It's doing it now. We weren't prepared in the 70s for the oil embargo, and now that this war is going on we're still not prepared. The country is going into a recession and even though oil prices are going down we're still going to be struggling. We war with the countries we're so dependent on and that is definately not a good look. This is how the price of oil has been effected over the years. The implications of not investing more time into the development of alternative energies is that global warming will increase due to how greater dependence and use of oil, and that will effect the entire world in a negative way.