I've been meaning to post something about solar power forever, and finally the opportunity to bring it up has arrived! With so much at stake from global warming, & being the "Sunshine" State, Florida has got to take the lead in eliminating greenhouse gas pollution. The Florida Solar Roofs Initiative is the way to do it. It will:

• Generate enough zero-pollution solar energy to cut out more than 20 coal-fired power plants—the single biggest source of global-warming pollution.
  
• Use solar panels ("photovoltaics") and solar water heating ("solar thermal") each for at least 2% of the state's energy, by 2020.
  
• Save you money, by letting you run your electricity meter backwards ("net metering") when you install solar power on your roof.
  
• Help offset the cost of installing solar panels on the roof of every house and business that wants them. (Wouldn't it be GREAT to see solar panels on the cafe??)
  
• Cap the cost of the program at less than 1% of current utility rates. Almost 80% of Floridians are willing to pay this much, according to a recent poll.

The coal industry is launching a major campaign to kill any real move to renewable energy. (The same bad boys that practice Mountaintop Removal!) If you want a sane, clean energy future, you might want to learn more and Solar Ray - these guys will be powering VegFest this Saturday & our own sign is illuminated by one of their lights!

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