With the current heat wave straining the power supply all across the North East, maybe now is the time to look closer at the accute power needs of New York, not to mention the entire USA. We have more energy on this earth than we could ever use, yet because of political agenda’s, how that energy is tapped is again working to the disadvantage of the people…..for the sake of politics. Sarah Palin says DRILL BABY DRILL, yet even the most right-wing devotee is re-thinking that solution with the Gulf debacle growing daily. The left says GO GREEN, yet the costs for going green are still well beyond the average consumer, especially as we emerge from a recession. So lets imagine we are in the midst of a heat wave, all the AC units are running at full blast….now add electrical cars into the mix: where is this power going to come from? Beyond nuclear energy, solar and wind power seem like obvious, super-safe, eco-friendly solutions as we certainly have an abundance of sun, wind and land. The costs are still high, but dropping fast. New solar cells are set to launch in 2012 that will be a fraction of the size of current panels and twice as effiecient. Chinese manufacturers are committed to bringing down the costs. Imagine every rooftop in Manhattan with solar panels. And windmills too? imagine we reduced our need for coal and oil generated power by just 10% in 5 years? The luxury market will have to lead the way. And lets face it, there are HUGE fortunes waiting to be made in this arena.