Reading Riley’s blog about the bankruptcy of the alternative
energy company, Solyndra brought a disturbing truth I had wanted to ignore to
my front and center. I was trying
to forget that so much of the people’s money had been invested in a sinking
ship. At the time, the investment
had seemed a good one, not only did it seem like it would bring more jobs into
production but these would be GREEN jobs, which also signaled that our then new
President really did see environmental problems as vital issues worthy of money
and attention. It had truly
brought hope. Yet, with this news
of the bankruptcy my hopes and the hopes of what I would assume were millions
of Americans were dashed. Yet, I
don’t think the idea that this situation being seen as a lesson to keep the
government from investing in companies like Solyndra again should be what’s
taken away from all of this.
Investing in companies looking to increase our energy independence is a
good idea and just because it didn’t work out to our advantage this time, doesn’t
mean it won’t the next.
I agree with Riley in his point that increasing our
dependence and reducing our environmental footprint will take a lot of risks
and time. This technology is still
very new and is still being figured out.
Though there are many who would rather there tax dollars be spent on
programs in which the benefits will be seen in their lifetime, the whole
picture needs to be looked at. If
they had to choose between a destroyed nation and world or a few more dollars
an their paychecks, it hardly seems a contest. What others don’t understand is that this is a new industry
with kicks like all the rest but also, a very worthy cause.