You know, there are a lot of things about mankind that I don’t quite understand yet.  Take the latest and greatest EPIC FAIL from BP involving the largest environmental disaster to date. We are so intelligent as a species and have came up with sooo many brilliant ideas, yet we have not collectively [...]]]>

Duh...free electricity.

You know, there are a lot of things about mankind that I don’t quite understand yet.  Take the latest and greatest EPIC FAIL from BP involving the largest environmental disaster to date. We are so intelligent as a species and have came up with sooo many brilliant ideas, yet we have not collectively figured out how to get off oil?!? I have seen headline after headline over the last 10-15 years surrounding the problem of Oil consumption and how we are running out. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN SOLVED YET?

I understand the Sun does go down every night which creates some-what of a problem for less-intelligent people, but this is more than a viable option.  New Jersey for example has one of the most aggressive solar programs in the world. Yeah I said WORLD not country…so why are more states not catching on,  Is electricity generated from the sun too wild of a concept to grasp? I here this “drill baby drill” statement and it quite literally makes me want to start punching politicians directly in the face.  I mean seriously…how many gigantic mistakes have to happen before we take the power away from these greedy, glutenous, disgusting oil companies and tycoons.  Are we all going to sit back and wait until…The ENTIRE PLANET is destroyed?

I am fortunate enough to have a job in the renewable energy (solar industry) and I love my job.  I feel good about what I do, and that is very important.  More over I am realizing how many others out there that feel the same way as me and want to be a positive force in changing this country over from a whore to the oil industries to a self sustaining flagship for the rest of the world to follow.  America used to stand for something great (At least I think it did)..now we are ruining the planet faster than any other country, imprisoning more of our own citizens than any other country, and basically just dropping the ball every time it is passed to us. WTF?

I think we ALL need to take a nice big step back and think on a person to person basis how we ALL can help EACH OTHER make changes for the better that will benefit AMERICA.  We need to get out of these other countries that we are in strictly to control their oil supplies and worry about America a little bit more…..This is where we all live right?  We have all the tools and people ready to make it happen..so why is it not happening? Why have we not introduced solar, wind and geothermal energy on a large scale?  Why is this so hard to conquer?  We somehow managed to fly people to the moon ( supposedly) so they could what..stand there holding the American flag and look stupid?  What again was the point of all the money we spent to get there?  Couldn’t we have spent that money a little bit wiser maybe?

We spend trillions of tax-payers dollars to invade and occupy other countries to steal there oil and act like we are on some half-ass, humanitarian mission but the sad reality is HALF of one years worth of the United States Military budget could build enough solar power to power THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.  I mean how does that fact exist and nothing is happening?  Do we literally have the stupidest men alive running the country or what?

All I know is I am ready to do whatever it takes to change this country and I need all of your help. We are up against a force that needs all the voices in America to make them change. This is OUR country and their power lies only in the fact that they keep us afraid and separate.  I believe Franklin D. Roosevelt said it best with..”we have nothing to fear but fear itself”.  It is time to take the power back and be heard people.  I am talking to YOU!  Each and every one of my fellow Americans that wants to help turn this country back into the place we were all told it was when we were kids.  The place our fore-fathers had hoped and planned it would be.

That’s all I got for now friends, but if you are interested in learning more about what your options are as far as Solar power for your home or business I will be more than glad to educate and assist you in what your options are. Feel free to contact me personally @ 732-581-9088 on my work cell to ask questions or set up a site visit and evaluation to see if you can be part of the “Green Movement” that is happening all around you.  Be part of the solution…not part of the problem and stay tuned for more rants and ramblings from The Plight of Michael J.

Peace and Love people…Peace and Love. (and Renewable Energy as well of course)

You know, my first real revelation came in my senior year of  High School when my English teacher asked my class to do a report for the final quarter of the last year of High school.  Naturally…I picked Marijuana.  The next 2  months after that I spent a considerable amount of time researching and studying all available [...]]]>

You know, my first real revelation came in my senior year of  High School when my English teacher asked my class to do a report for the final quarter of the last year of High school.  Naturally…I picked Marijuana.  The next 2  months after that I spent a considerable amount of time researching and studying all available information on the topic.  I started to realize something very early on in my studies.  Everything I was taught about Marijuana…was a lie.

This was a tough thing for me to grasp because up until then I had at least had some hope that what society and the school system was teaching me was true. Turns out..there were a lot more things going on that needed to be looked at a little bit closer in regards to the former and current legalities surrounding my favorite plant…Marijuana.  In any event I ended up getting an A- on my paper…It deserved an A++.  I remember my English teacher at the time pulled me aside and commented on my oral presentation of my findings. She said “Mike, I don’t agree with any drug use, but your report was great and I can’t dispute anything you said….and this lady was a tight ass.  So needless to say it made me think a bit more..

I started to think about how It was public knowledge that 500,000 people a year die from smoking Cigarettes and Alcohol, which as we all know are perfectly legal and socially acceptable, yet in all its recorded usage, over 10,000 years of humans using Cannabis, there was not 1 recorded death related to Marijuana use.

I started to see that in our past America was quite fond of the magical plant known as Hemp / Marijuana.  In fact, at one time American citizens were actually required to grow marijuana.  Then I found out all the reasons why it had been made illegal and started to think how it was morally & ethically wrong to be doing what the Federal Government of this country was doing. What they were doing to ordinary, peaceful, happy, empathetic, non-violent citizens who were simply choosing to continue to use a scientifically proven substance to help enhance the enjoyment of their lives.  I remember sitting back smoking a joint the summer after I graduated from High School laughing and thinking I had uncovered something that was so rediculous and insane it HAD to be changed in the next couple years…right around the same time proposition 215 was being passed in California.

Sadly enough though, here we all are still, waiting for the Federal Government of the United States of America to pull its enormous head from deep within its ass.

Please do some research and open your mouth and speak.  Speak up for the environmental power Hemp / Marijuana has for us as a people.  Understand the hundreds of health benefits Marijuana has for everything from Cancer, Anxiety all the way to addiction its self.  Have you ever quit smoking Marijuana after smoking all day every day for years….I have.  There are NO PHYSICAL WITHDRAWLS WHATSOEVER.  Do people understand this or am I the only one that has figured this out?  I need your help.  This country and your people need your help.  We are American citizens and we have the right on a state by state basis to say NO to the Federal Government.  NO we will not allow you to violate our civil rights. NO you will not arrest and ruin our lives over “one of the safest, most therapeutic substances known to man”.  I will NOT allow you to tell us we can smoke your government subsidized cigarettes sprayed with radioactive pesticides and pollutants.. and not smoke Marijuana.  NO you will not ruin MY fucking life because YOU have been misguided.

We ALL need to speak up people…… the time is now.  To see more weed rants on my Youtube channel click here.

If you are having problems with drug addiction it might be a good idea to check yourself into a prescription drug rehab.

ONE LOVE.

The other day I was driving to work on a very busy street and happened to spot a small box turtle slowly making his way across the road….most likely in search of food.  He had made it half way and was awkwardly sitting on the yellow lanes [...]]]>

Yeah, I would probably run you over too.

The other day I was driving to work on a very busy street and happened to spot a small box turtle slowly making his way across the road….most likely in search of food.  He had made it half way and was awkwardly sitting on the yellow lanes that separated the rat race roadway.  I immediately swerved off the road and began to turn around to get him across safely.  After I turned around and got back to the spot there was a middle-aged woman who had beat me to him and picked him up safely.  I rolled my window down, thanked her and was extremely happy to see that there was at least one more person out there who gives a shit about animals welfare. I wish all people could see the beauty in the variety of animals we have around us, no matter where we live. I don’t understand how so many animals can be killed every day and then be left to sit and rot on the side of our disgusting and dangerous traffic filled roads.

Ever wonder why animals that are killed by passing cars are always left to sit there?  Have you ever stopped for a second to acknowledge the fact that there is less and less room for the other creatures on this planet to live?  I for one am tired of seeing at least one new dead animal in one of the roads on my way to work. I understand that sometimes the occasional squirrel will run out into the road, but is every death really unavoidable?  Most of us care so much for our dogs and cats but we are blind to all of the other creatures that we share the planet with.  Blind to the fact that all of these creatures have the capacity to be a companion in even a small way. We love to pick and choose which animals are worthy of our mercy &  help and which are disposable.

I don’t even know where I am going with this post but people need to slow the fuck down and respect other living creatures. If you see an animal in the road STOP and let it figure out where its going.  Try to imagine you were born a squirrel instead of an O-so important human. Try to help nature out, try to imagine what this world would be like if there were NO OTHER ANIMALS LEFT.  That is what we are doing.

You'll still make it to work if you DON'T run anything over.

Need [...]]]> Celebrate Earth Day earlier, by starting a new Earth-friendly habit. Take a stock of how green you’re living and set some personal goals for a greener life and a greener you. Try walking through your house and making a list of opportunities in each room, then do the same with the garage, your yard and your workplace.

Need some help here are a few tips:

Snack attack: Snack-size products mean more packing waste. Buy in bulk or choose the largest  container possible, and dole out single servings into reusable containers.
Strip Tease: Power strips enable you to plug a room’s worth of electronics into one place and unplug them all with a single yank or flip of the switch when not in use.
Dry Idea: When your bath and kitchen towels are on their last legs, give them a second life  by cutting them up to make dishcloths, washcloths, or dust rags.
Bar None: For showering and hand washing, skip the liquid soap in favor of a bar-less packaging, and just as much cleaning power. Choose a mild soap made from organic and fair-trade vegetables ingredients, with no synthetic colors, fragrances, or antibacterial additives.
And for you meat cleavers in the world aim to cut out your meat intake. If that feels impossible, start with one meatless day a week, and work up from there.

Being green matters. If you don’t do it for me do it for Earth Day and all the other 364 days of the year. The power to save the planet is in our hands. Don’t drop the ball.