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Alan J Simpson has been a leading advocate in Washington, DC of developing sustainable alternative energy sources, as well as calling for more accurate information to be distributed on improving energy conservation and efficiency.

Key to this goal has been the development of a global pool of contributors, connections, and expert media spokespeople who can explain the needs for energy independence and the global scenario, as well as the local benefits. The NEC is also seeking funding to develop programming and multimedia training and informational media to help communities develop their own sustainable plans.

To date the investment in alternative energy plants has been truly amazing, but often ill advised. The unintended consequences laid out in briefings by Alan Simpson over 5 years ago are coming back to haunt those who believed the investment brochures. An example is the rush to plant Corn instead of a balanced mix of crops, and the diverting of Corn from the food chain, to fuel gas guzzling SUV's. The United States has no effective achievable Energy Policy, just a string of sound bites about reducing the dependence on foreign oil. Just pumping more and more grants into the wealthy Universities, and Big Oil will not solve the problem for the small business, farmer or general public. Currently the vast majority of alternative energy projects use imported equipment and technology. The current scheme drains even more wealth from the country.

ComLinks has been tracking, and briefing on the energy infrastructure and supply chain around the world since it's launch in 1996. Drawing on experience of the global energy industry since 1975 the interlinked problems of countries around the world dramatically affect the investment, and chance of success of alternative and traditional energy projects.