I, as a concerned citizen of the world, am proposing a solution to the climate crisis. As I can see it, the current political and economic climate of the world order as we live it is much too constrained. We are, as a species, careening towards inevitable destruction as we await our political class save us from the capitalist private sector. As it stands now, especially in America, we are fucked with either current political candidate; Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. This is unacceptable, this is outrageous, but as in all things, no heroes exist to save us. So, in the spirit of hope, though it dwindles daily, I propose 'Operation Watermelon' the plan requires a network of people, I propose a crowd funded approach to the problem. In other words, a large online donation community, along with the plan.
Now, the plan is simple, install, free of charge, solar or wind green energy on the roofs or in the backyards of poor people; brought to you by the local 'Operation Watermelon.' The only catch is, Operation Watermelon gets to keep any of the money made from the runoff power generated by the green technology installed. Thusly, it will create a virtuous cycle the more panels and turbines are installed. If a large enough donation base can be acquired and maintained, the building of such an infrastructure could in the long run pay for itself.
Do it, if anyone reading this has the infrastructure, knowhow, or understanding/desire to undertake such a venture, make 'Operation Watermelon' a reality. Here in America we have some states that give monetary compensation for run off power, use them as a starting ground. The truth of the matter is, there are no heroes, the people are going to have to save themselves, truth be told, Operation Watermelon can be done without congress, without the president, it can be done by the public as a charity, that over time self funds itself. Me and my brother have been staring long and hard at this issue, and in the end we have come up with this, it's not actually impossible. If the example of Senator Bernie Sanders has taught us in America anything, people power works, sure, the powerful will fight you, but this seems much harder to fight; what's the government going to do, uninstall all the green tech you give to people as their personal property? That is a highly unlikely scenario, so, in the end, I do believe that this can be the solution to the American 'green grid' problem, everyone is waiting for the government to green it, when the reality is that the fossil fuel industry has bought and paid for the political class. The only solution I can see is a crowd funded green grid, or, a more unlikely situation, a few rich billionaires deciding to do the very same thing; probably for profit. Either way, the world needs renewable energy, it needs a green grid, and doubters be damned, it can be done, nothing worth doing is easy, change the nation, the time is right, green the grid.
