Keeping our planet healthy is something we should all be trying to do. We need to reduce our carbon footprint and recycle just about everything. Coal and oil are finite resourses and should be used accordingly. There are many other ways to produce clean, unlimited energy that we can use to start making the planet healthy again. One of my favorites is the solar updraft tower. This could replace the unsafe nuclear plants and the dirty burning of coal. Solar updraft towers are efficient and easy to build.

A solar updraft tower is made mostly of concrete and glass. The tower is constructed of reinforced concrete which is surrounded by a circle of glass at the bottom, which captures heat which rises through the tower while turning turbines to prduce electricity. An updraft tower can be built large enough to put out the same amount of electricity as a convential electric plant without burning any fuel. They are inexpensive to build compared to a convential or nuclear plant, and the mainentance is very low. There is no danger of a meltdown, explosion. or a fire. Living next to a solar updraft tower is much safer than living near a nuclear plant.
If you have a farm a ranch, or even a homestead, it could be possible to produce your own electricity with your own updraft tower. It would have to be smaller and more effecient but it could pay for itself many times over by producing all your electrical needs. Remote villages could have power now instead of waiting years for the electric lines to come theough. Third world countries would be better off pursueing this type of energy instead of nuclear power.
In the near future, these towers could replace all the power plants in the country while are automobiles have been converted to mostly electric. This will cut our oil dependence and boost the economy by creating jobs to build these towers. We need to make a decision that now is the time to stop using our limited resourses to pollute the planet. Switch to green energy now and keep our planet healthy the way it should be.