Moving
Forward
Charlie Earl
My goal for
the three previous columns was to pique your interest about a source and method
for generating electricity that outperforms our present system in a number of
ways. You can probably detect from my writing that I am neither a scientist nor
an engineer. I am a curmudgeonly commentator who has a passion for
liberty….nothing more. So why jump off my usual path of ranting and raving
about government perfidy and inefficiency? It is because the cause of liberty
needs many tools to prevail. One of the stronger devices in our toolbox is The Constitution of the United States,
and while it has been abused, twisted, distorted and perverted by statists and
politicians over the years the 9th and 10th Amendments remain intact
if only in principle.
The federal
(more accurately, the national) government has grown beyond its capacity to
fulfill its role as a servant of the people. It has become a tyrannical master
who fears the people and attempts to control us. If we are to retain some
semblance of our nation as the Framers designed it, then our best hope lies
with the individual states as our catalysts for liberty. State politicians,
aside from lusting to be national politicians, are no braver or wiser than
their federal counterparts. The more independent each state can become in
self-sufficiency, the better the odds that our leaders will muster the courage
to “face down” the federal monster. The politicians and bureaucrats at the
state level may not feel compelled to surrender our liberty in return for
federal crumbs if we have the will…and the wherewithal to stand alone.
We in Ohio
are blessed by having fresh water sources on three sides of our nearly-square
state. A close look at our aging and rusting former industrial infrastructure
will illustrate that we manufactured products from Cincinnati to Steubenville
to Youngstown to Toledo. Our western counties are the breadbasket of Ohio.
Their rich black soils sit on the eastern edge of the famous Corn Belt. The
western Ohio bounty is varied and rich. Towers from grain elevators dot the
horizon and giant farming rigs toil the fields. Cattle, swine and a number of
useful species roam the feedlots of our state. Scattered throughout the Buckeye
State, entrepreneurs and workers create, build and market an uncountable number
of products and services. We have it all….or at least, we have enough to
subsist.
Energy is
abundant here, and we can leverage that abundance into a rebirth of our former
industrial might. We can develop new and better source of energy generation so
that the power of our energy exports will elevate our basic subsistence into
prosperity. Thorium/LFTR technology can be the lever that frees our natural
gas, coal and oil industries for “best use” applications or export. As you
visualize Ohio, you will note that we have several urban centers that are ripe
for a more regionally-based placement of electrical energy generation.
Youngstown-Alliance-Ashtabula; Cleveland and its burbs; Akron-Canton-Massillon;
Mansfield and the NC Ohio sector; Toledo-Findlay; Dayton and its surrounding
communities; The Queen City and her neighbors, and the southern and
southeastern corridors. Each area can enjoy the benefits of cheaper energy,
abundant power and surging prosperity. Our 210 mile by 240 mile square of
bounty could enjoy an explosion of opportunity for every citizen of our state, those
who have left to find jobs can return, and our children may choose to stay
here.
This effort
to use the genius of Thorium/LFTR power generation as an impetus should be a
slam dunk, no brainer move for Ohio. Political correctness such as wind and
solar have captured the imaginations of the politicians and bureaucrats
although LFTR is much cheaper and extremely more efficient with a much larger
production capability. Legislators must be informed, then prodded and held
accountable. Citizens and service clubs must hear the story. The Coalition of
Freedom was formed by patriots who discovered the power of LFTR/Thorium to
significantly improve our lives. They are willing to lead the educational
charge and the legislative efforts, but they cannot do it alone. You as
stakeholders in our state’s future must be aware and be unstoppable. Speak with
your civic clubs and patriot organizations, and encourage them to invite a
Coalition of Freedom officer or Thorium/LFTR expert to address an upcoming
meeting. The ball will not roll unless we push it first so let’s get the ball
rolling for Ohio’s (and other states’) energy independence.
Coalition of Freedom: www.coalitionoffreedom.com
Energy From Thorium Foundation: www.th90.org
Charlie Earl
