I love Schoolhouse Rock!

Do you remember Schoolhouse Rock episodes?  One of my personal favorites was 'Conjunction Junction.'  My friend, Josh, just reminded me of the one below, 'The Energy Blues'. Ironic I remember one about sentence structure better than one about energy- I don't consider grammar, writing and spelling skills amongst my strong suits.

Amazing how something created in 1978 is still relevant today.  And, they produce a nice little summary of energy evolution over time in this cartoon (save starting at whale oil way back, that might have been a little traumatizing for the kiddos).  Discovering oil up to the gas crisis in the early 70's. 

My personal favorite line is around 2:15 'Nuclear, thermal, and solar. If we miss it'll get colder and colder.'  That's a fun little fact about 'global warming' you don't hear about as much.  The earth will warm, however, it is predicted warmer temperatures in the short term will create more precipitation and cloud cover.  Clouds, combined with more particles in the atmosphere, will act together to reflect solar energy coming to the earth.  The overall effect will ultimately cool the earth and will experience another ice age.
 
I hope you enjoy the throwback as much as I did.

Which Schoolhouse Rock is your favorite?

Rock On,
lisa