Lessons Learned
Fri, May 08, 2009
For Sinclair Community College President Dr. Steven Johnson, repeatedly getting trapped in elevators in India because of power outages was a quick lesson in what happens when energy demand outstrips supply.
“It was just common for the electricity to go out in the hotel and to be stuck in an elevator for 20 minutes,” he said.
While his somewhat nerve-wracking experiences happened thousands of miles away, Johnson knows that the United States isn’t immune to such energy challenges. If experts are correct, the coming decades will bring higher energy prices and reduced availability, posing a challenge to our energy-hungry lifestyles.
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