"The Use of Energy" by Wendell Berry response

Berry, W. (1996). The Unsettling of America Culture & Agriculture. California: The University of California Press.

While I read this article, I was very interested in the way energy was described. I have never viewed the use of energy in this sense, and I have learned a lot from this view. Berry's use of the quote by William Blake, "Energy is the only life..." caused me to stop and think deeply. Berry goes on to also say that energy is superhuman in the sense that it cannot be created or destroyed by humans. That fact, however, I have known for quite some time. So in a nutshell, energy in a way, seems superior to us humans, because we have not found a way to control it completely. It runs our lives in a short term sense, only. But after these opening and eye catching facts, we get into the real issue. This issue being the extreme case of wasted current energy on a daily basis. We, as humans living our complex lives, waste so much energy throughout the day that many of us don't even realize. Many people are searching for ways to fix this issue by finding other sources of energy like using natural resources to produce energy, such as wind. As you view this page, you will find information about wind energy that I have posted. So educate yourself and help support the American Wind Energy Association.