By Erin Steele, Peace River Record-Gazette

Change – when looking at the world as a whole – happens when it becomes necessary. The specific route of that change springs from the possibility of that route being viable. Taking into account these two factors, it is time for us as Albertans, Canadians and citizens of the Planet Earth to begin the shift from our dependency on fossil fuels to a renewable, biodegradable biodiesel that will sustain future generations and allow them the same standard of living we enjoy, potentially until the end of time.

We need to begin the shift by researching the best technology and means of creating biodiesel to make it most adaptable with our vehicles; it needs to be created as suitable for mass-production; governments should provide financial incentives to people to tweak their vehicles for accepting biodiesel; players of the stock market should start investing in renewable energies, as it is the inevitable way of the future. Most importantly we need to begin to seriously think of oil extraction as a temporary resource and ensure that by the time it runs out – and it will, whether 50 or 100 years from now – we are ready to keep up our standard of living through a seamless transition to a renewable fuel.