Energy Independence Day

Fourteen years ago today, the World Trade Center buildings collapsed in the first terrorist attack on continental US soil. I remember it like I remember where I was and what I was doing when I first heard that President John F. Kennedy was shot.

Walking around Ground Zero in New York City gave me the same chills I got when I walk along the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC. Seeing the names of the 50,000 young soldiers who lost their lives over — over what, exactly? 

I believe that the 9-11 attacks were directly related to our dependence on oil.  Today, I salute all of the independent researchers and companies that are creating clean energy solutions so we can stop this terrible addiction that we have to oil and natural gas.  Mike Strizki has created a hydrogen house that runs on solar hydrogen (hydrogen produced by solar energy) and the only byproduct is distilled water.

Today, he is having a dedication event in New Jersey for the first consumer hydrogen house built in America. If you can’t get out to tour this amazing system, check out his website to learn more about how you can become energy independent, too.  Tell him I sent you! 

For highlights with some great info about a lot of different aspects of the Hydrogen House and how it works, check out the following bullet points.  Each one is linked to a specific section of a longer video, so you won’t have to watch the whole 2 hours (unless you want to, of course):

• Solar Panels
• H2 Safety
• The Joule Box
• H2 Fuel Cell Car
• Air Thermal A/C & Heat
• H2 Homes