The greatest contributors of emission to the environment are factories, mega cities and internal combustion engines in cars. Environmentalist and green visionary, Joe Schnaier knows that to get into the green goal of zero emission, one needs to get to the very core of things. Factories, mega cities and internal combustion engines all get their source of power from one source – fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are non-renewable and when used emit lots of emission that can harm the environment. To achieve the green goal of zero emission, the source of power must be transformed from a non-renewable source to a renewable source; from a fossil fuel dependent source to a non-fossil fuel source.
To achieve zero emission for factories and mega cities, Joe Schnaier has started on a project through Brightsource Energy Inc. of building and financing large solar power plants that can generate enough power to supply the energy needs of factories and eventually cities. Since solar power plants are not dependent on fossil fuels, the green goal of zero emission becomes clearer in the horizon. Solar power plants use a highly advanced system of sustainable and renewable energy; and the bonus is that they produce zero emission.
The greatest hurdle in the vision for zero emission is the automobile. All cars are fitted with a version of the internal combustion engine powered by fossil fuels that produces carbon emissions. With billions of cars out in the streets of the world, this is the most difficult of all to tackle. But visionaries like Joe Schnaier have other ideas in mind. Mr. Schnaier envisions a different kind of electric car. A car that runs and operates like those fitted with internal combustion engines but totally powered by electricity. There are design problems that are to be solved but the concept is already a reality.
The green goal of zero emission may be a goal that will not be realized in the lifetime of a visionary like Joe Schnaier. Nevertheless, the blueprint is already in on the drawing board; the problems are already identified and the solution is already in place. It is only the implementation that is next on the agenda. The goal of zero emission is a herculean task; a task that may take too much time than we can imagine. But for visionaries and environmentalists like Joe Schnaier, nothing is ever too difficult if it is for the good of mankind. A green earth is a zero emission earth.
The Clean Air Act allows citizens in the US to directly sue any person, any company, any establishment for that matter, if in the conduct of their affairs, they cause pollution and damage to the environment. These institutions can now be sued directly for the damage that they cause. This is a step closer to realizing the vision for a green world. Companies must now create safeguards in their daily operations that will help eliminate pollution, and the indiscriminate disposal of waste materials. This is a step closer to the creation of a society that values the environment and a society that promotes green living.
Big accomplishments start with a vision, and this is what Joe Schnaier has shared to the world wide community; a vision of a green world. A green world is a world where carbon emissions are at an ideal level; a green world is a world where plants are cultivated using organic stuff; a green world is a world where animals are raised and fed with organic food. The lasting effect of this vision comes back to the people living in the planet. With lesser carbon emissions, comes a world without global warming. With organic plants and organically fed livestock comes a healthy world population. Who would not want that?