Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Doable Solar Energy!

Germany is on its way to being a green energy nation! Their solar power plants produced a world record of 22 gigawatts of electricity during midday hours last Friday and Saturday - the equivalent of 20 nuclear power plants at full capacity!

After the Fukishima disaster Germany closed 8 nuclear power plants immediately and will close the other 9 by 2022. They will be replaced with wind, solar and bio-mass. It can be done! One of the ways they are way ahead of us is in subsidizing solar energy. Read more.


This is so critical. We all need to raise our voices for a more sane energy policy- especially in the light of the worst drought in 100 years in our nation's heartland, the recent Shell fiasco in the Arctic and the never ending nightmare that is fracking. 

From the Occupy movement- do it yourself solar projects can supplement government subsidized solar power.  Check it out. 

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