Re: The Involved vs. The Apathetic -- odds anyone?

I here ya.

Crude oil tops $123 and will mostly likely continue to climb with ease. The oil execs stay rich and us regular folks get squeezed, thereby paying more for EVERYTHING. I just traded in "THE BEAST", my Ford Expedition(12mpg) for a Saturn(25mpg) and have every light in my house using cfls and solar lights outside. I want to take the next step and generate some of my own energy. What I would really like to see are energy making devices like solar panels and wind turbines to drop in price or at least be reasonably priced enough that the average Joe can invest in producing his own energy. A system like what PACWIND makes is great but at $4,000, it's financially not that easy to just run out and buy one. Now imagine if a company could create a system for $400. That's a price range that I think lots more average Joes would really go for. I believe there's lots of demand and interest to make a change that will make things greener for both the environment and the wallet. I would just hope that industries can make their alternative energy equipment more reasonably priced. Excuse me for my rant..

Frank