Install Solar Panels at the White House and
Congressional Building
By Lance Winslow
It is time for the United States Government to
make a stand on solar energy. One thing we
could do to impress upon people the need to put
solar panels in their homes, small businesses
and even on top of their recreational vehicles is
to lead by example. The best way to do this is to
install solar panels on the congressional building,
the White House and the Smithsonian Museum.
In fact the goal should be to operate these
government buildings by 100 percent solar
energy. It can be done and it should be done and
no doubt this would set the pace and the proper
example for the American people to move
forward with solar energy. These government
buildings would still be connected to the grid in
case there was a really cloudy month, but for the
most part they would run 100 percent on solar
power.
Now that the technology makes more sense in
that solar cells now can be made 65 percent more
efficient than just five years ago and that the
prices come down by over 50 percent; it appears
that the justification of the return on investment
is clearly there. We should therefore move
towards more solar power and not just to save
money, but because we can and because the Sun
is therefore us each and every day.
Wasting energy takes no brainpower at all, but
using energy wisely takes a little more strategic
thinking and makes a lot more sense. Consider
this in 2006.
"Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum
board. If you have innovative thoughts and
unique perspectives, come think with Lance;
www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest
writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane,
Washington
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lance_Winslow
Congressional Building
By Lance Winslow
It is time for the United States Government to
make a stand on solar energy. One thing we
could do to impress upon people the need to put
solar panels in their homes, small businesses
and even on top of their recreational vehicles is
to lead by example. The best way to do this is to
install solar panels on the congressional building,
the White House and the Smithsonian Museum.
In fact the goal should be to operate these
government buildings by 100 percent solar
energy. It can be done and it should be done and
no doubt this would set the pace and the proper
example for the American people to move
forward with solar energy. These government
buildings would still be connected to the grid in
case there was a really cloudy month, but for the
most part they would run 100 percent on solar
power.
Now that the technology makes more sense in
that solar cells now can be made 65 percent more
efficient than just five years ago and that the
prices come down by over 50 percent; it appears
that the justification of the return on investment
is clearly there. We should therefore move
towards more solar power and not just to save
money, but because we can and because the Sun
is therefore us each and every day.
Wasting energy takes no brainpower at all, but
using energy wisely takes a little more strategic
thinking and makes a lot more sense. Consider
this in 2006.
"Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum
board. If you have innovative thoughts and
unique perspectives, come think with Lance;
www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest
writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane,
Washington
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lance_Winslow
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