Blog Action Day: Solar Energy
Blog Action Day? On October 15th - Blog Action Day , bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyones mind. In its inaugural year, Blog Action Day will be co-ordinating bloggers to tackle the issue of the environment. Click on the image to learn more. Al Gore just recently received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the environment. Obviously there's some momentum building here. When I was in grade school, back in the early 1970s, the teachers often had us write letters to politicians decrying the state of the environment and pleading with them to " do something about it ". That was over 30 years ago and solar is finally hitting the big time now. According to an article in the October 15 issue of Forbes , The Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades , the market capitalization of solar energy companies has increased from $1 Billion in 2004 to $71 Billion in 2007. Capitalists tend to be realists. If they're buying shares...