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Liberty Belle

(9,709 posts)
5. Yes, subsidize rooftop solar so we can all be power producers.
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 02:09 AM
Mar 2012

A city in northern CA did this, created its own PACE program when Fannie/Freddie killed the feds' PACE program.

Result? That city is now 50% renewable enerygy powered, and they created a lot of construction jobs too to boost their economy. Heard it at a conference last week.

We CAN do this, it just takes the will.

We can also put vertical helix windmills on our roofs, the ones that don't kill birds.

We can insulate our homes to use less fuel, too. Buildings use over half the electrical power in America. Reduce that dramatically and think how much we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate the need for coal.

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