Picture of the day - August 6, 2008

Wind Turbine - Wellington, New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Andrew Petrie. With gasoline prices now at around $4 per gallon, many Americans are calling for the expansion of exploration and drilling activities within our own borders in an effort to "wean" ourselves from our habit of imported oil. But I believe we also need to step up efforts to develop and perfect alternative energy sources such as solar, geothermal, nuclear and wind power. Today's picture by photographer Andrew Petrie features a Wellington, New Zealand wind turbine, one of many around the world that have been constructed in recent years for the purposes of research and/or power generation. Our Creator has blessed us with a number of natural resources from which we can derive the power we need to fuel our busy lives and economies, and wind turbines such as this one are among the most feasible to date. A sound energy policy needn't concentrate on one or two energy sources while avoiding all the others. In my opinion the nations of the world (including the U.S.) should do a lot more to extract their own fossil fuels from mother earth while simultaneously spending whatever it takes to wean all of us off of them as soon as possible.   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"