In a recent conversation with my son , who made his career in solar energy and its derivatives , more so in the single house self sufficiency in generating electricity , by installing photovoltaic panels on one's home roof , and connecting to the main common grid , or using rechargeable batteries .
I expressed astonishment as most of his latest meetings were with builders and installing companies in the Northern parts of the U.S. , and the North East more particularly , and asked him to explain why weren't the southern parts of the country with their abundance of sun power most of the year , show more obvious interest , compared to a relatively poorer North in sun ray availability.
Mostly he explained , it's due to the facts that Northern states and local governments help and encourage their normal households by subsidies and tax relief programs for renewable energy projects . Whereby Southern States in general don't , rendering it harder for people to make the switch .
He went on wondering himself ; how come the generally Southern conservatives don't show more enthusiasm and interest toward the ideas of energy independence by installing panels on their roof tops , and reducing classical electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels . He thought Southern conservative populations , would welcome this Independence more than their northern counterparts .
Reflecting on the subject , I reached some further conclusions of how , right wing and corporate political hegemony is taking over the South , slowly and surely , against all other considerations , beliefs and benefits .
Solar energy is one clear example of this new state of affairs , it's becoming associated with liberalism , the left and surely is more Democratic and not Republican . Oil cartels , fossil fuel energy corporations and right wing politicians are instilling some kind of enmity against renewable energy , whereby the motto is that clean energy is almost unethical and against the real American dream , powering your home or hometown by solar is almost un-American , surely not southern .
Oil and coal are in the same boat with the blind right to bear arms , and general Tea Party ideologies , Republicans and right wing conservatives simply follow and let themselves be influenced and brain washed . Nowhere else , more than the south of the U.S. can one witness and live this mentality and ideology taking hold of people and electorate , politically , economically and socially .
My as always many thanks to all for your time .
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