Years ago, during a trip to Epcot in Florida, while riding what-used-to-be the Exxon-Mobile attraction, and going back in time to the dinosaur age, I remember hearing “the sun is the source of all energy on earth”.

I had never thought of it that way before, but I realized it was true. Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more solar panels popping up around the country, and that is probably a good thing, to an extent (everything in moderation). These solar panels will capture energy from the sun allowing us to put it to good use.

But solar panels have only been around so long. How did we capture all the existing energy we have here on the earth before solar panels came along?

It was trees. Trees turn the suns rays into living breathing cells, storing the energy, acting as solar batteries until eventually the trees die and rot or get consumed or naturally recycled into other forms. Without trees, none of what we are today would have been possible.

Thank you to the sun for supplying us the energy we need to survive, and thank you trees, the original solar collector, for making it all possible.

The author is a licensed Arborist. He can be reached at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com or 207-693-3831.

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