Piiramatus koguses tasuta energiat http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/The%20Zeitgeist%20Movement.pdf

(1) Energy is the cornerstone of society today. It is one of the most critical factors to all social
functionality. The availability of renewable energy resources must first be accessed before anything
else. Luckily, the results are staggeringly positive. By the early 21st century, a sea of renewable energy
sources have been coming to the surface, many with extreme potential, far exceeding the
requirements of the current human population. The age of Oil and fossil fuels, along with all the
resulting pollution, is coming to a close. There is no reason to burn fossil fuels at all anymore, other
than the profit oriented, vested interest which keeps new energy prospects at bay. Remember, the last
thing the Energy Industry wants is abundance , for that translates into a loss of profits in the
monetary system.
Now, one of the most important energy sources to recognize today is Geothermal Power .
A 2006 MIT report on geothermal energy found that 13,000 zettajoules of power are currently
available in the earth, with the possibility of 2000 zettajoules being easily tap-able with improved
technology.36 The total energy consumption of all the countries on the planet is about half of a
zettajoule a year37, this means about 4000 years of planetary power could be harnessed in this
medium alone. And when we understand that the earth’s heat generation is constantly renewed, this
energy is really limitless and could be used forever.
Geothermal aside, Solar, Wind, Wave and Tidal energy sources also offer powerful possibilities if
harnessed efficiently with technology. The solar radiation striking the Earth's surface each year is
more than 10,000 times the world's energy use38. The problem then is not availability - it is the
technology to harness it most efficiently. From simple photovoltaic panels that can capture energy
36MIT, The Future of Geothermal Energy , 2006
37 Based on 2005 figures, World Consumption of Primary Energy by Energy Type and Selected Country Groups, 1980-2004
38 http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/solar+energy
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into storage batteries for private use, to full scale solar power plants, new technology is constantly
emerging which is improving this potential.39
Wind power, while often denounced as weak and impractical, is a lot more powerful than most
people think. U.S. Department of Energy studies have concluded wind harvested in the Great Plains
states of Texas, Kansas, and North Dakota could provide enough electricity to power the entire
nation.40 More impressively, a 2005 Stanford University study published in the Journal of
Geophysical Research found that if only 20% of the wind potential on the planet was harnessed, it
would cover the entire world’s energy needs. 41
And then there is Tidal and Wave Power. Tidal Power is derived from tidal shifts in the ocean.
Installing turbines, which capture this movement, generates energy. Tapping the flow of the Gulf
Stream, Icelandic current and other underwater currents can be harnessed. In the United Kingdom,
42 sites are currently noted as available, forecasting that 34% of all the UK’s energy could come from
Tidal Power alone.42 More effectively, Wave Power, which extracts energy from the surface motions
of the ocean, is estimated to have a global potential of up to 80,000 TWH a year.43 This means 50%
of the entire planet’s energy usage could be produced from this single medium. 44
It is important to point out that tidal, wave, solar and wind power require virtually no preliminary
energy to harness, unlike coal, oil coal, gas, biomass, hydrogen and all the others.
The fact is, energy is nothing but abundant on this planet.
The only reason people today think it is scarce, is because of the monetary/capitalist system and its
strategic propensity to create scarcity.
(2) The next question is what about industrial raw materials ? Can the earth’s supply of raw physical
resources, such as wood, iron ore, aluminum and cotton support the world’s population?
Everything you see around you is made of tiny particles called atoms . There are many different types
of atoms, each with a special combination of protons, neutrons and electrons. These different types of
39 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1637594/research_highlights_potential_for_improved_solar_cells/
40 "U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory”. February 6th 2007
41 http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/winds/global_winds.html
42 http://www.bwea.com/marine/resource.html
43Future Energy Solutions / IEA report, 2003
44World Consumption of Primary Energy by Energy Type and Selected Country Groups , 1980-2004, Energy Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy