28 days later...... this is inspirational

Trip Start Nov 13, 2006
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Trip End Oct 21, 2008


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kibbutz ketura
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Friday, July 25, 2008

I have been uninspired of late to write anything. 28 days on the kibbutz and 9 months in Israel perhaps I've been writing too long. But then yesterday I came across a website. It's all about a man who makes things happen and it makes you realize that if you set your mind to it, so much can be achieved in a lifetime.

With scruffy hair, scruffy clothes, and thick lensed glasses he looks more like a friendly neighbour than an instigator of change. Right now he is leading a coalition of kibbutzim in Israel to take on some of the biggest businesses in the world. The battle, as battles past and present, is over a resource.

When Yosef Abramowitz came to Kibbutz Ketura he looked around and thought 'Why is there no solar power?' You or I might stop there but he then he lobbied the government to introduce a high tariff for solar power and yesterday struck a deal that paves the way for Israel's first largescale photovoltaic field in the best possible place - the desert. With business giants around the world wanting in on the action it is really like David against Goliath.

Solar Power is not totally green. The high tariff required to make it worthwhile reflects the high cost of production for solar panels. This process consumes energy and can be polluting. The panels are still not very efficient, and take up large areas of land. Despite these problems I am excited to be an employee here at Arava Power. As scientific advisor I have been helping to test panels on their research site and looking at proposals from mad scientists about how to increase energy production. Later this week I will find out if my temporary position can become more permanent.

Have you ever thought about what you want to achieve in life? What impact do you want to have on the world, and what steps have you taken to achieve those goals? Have you dismissed your dreams as unrealistic? Perhaps they were ...but perhaps they weren't. I mentioned in my posting ' God, the Universe, and the nature of Reality' that we create our reality. It is amazing what can be achieved if we focus our energies.

This website should be an inspiration to us all:

http://www.peoplehood.org
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