"The time for action is now," President Bush said from the Rose Garden as he announced that he was lifting a presidential moratorium on off-shore drilling. We are no doubt in an energy crisis and the time is now but why are we inclined to go backward instead of moving forward? Now is the time to listen to what's brewing on a grassroots level here in the USA and join world leaders in energy innovation to create jobs. There are many brilliant thinkers capable of creating jobs in and around the energy industry but the major players must stop denying their corporate responsibility.

This is the perfect time to promote innovation. It’s out there but, unfortunately, the innovators and industries that are trying desperately to support these new ideas are not connected to the right people. If they were, committees would have already been combing the marketplace for the most energy efficient and job-producing opportunities. Decisions about energy and our politically-controlled and slowly-diminishing oil reserves would have already been made in an effort to secure the energy supply for future generations, rather than hoarding and raping the land for short-term gain. Strong words I agree, but what is it going to take? Now more than ever, for the sake of our children and the environment in which they will live, our voices for change need to be heard. It is our responsibility to elect representatives who have track records that show out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to the environment.

We all need to get on board and vote for the strongest green candidate in this election. Wake up America, we are losing (perhaps have already lost) our footing as the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. We are at a critical tipping point so let’s turn it around and make our land a place of pride and of great opportunity for years to come!