Pushing Solar Forward
The MLGW blog talks about a bill proposed my Steve Cohen that would invest in Solar power:
Cohen asserted, “If enacted, this legislation will be the largest investment in solar technology in the history of the United States.”Cohen, who is co-sponsoring the legislation with Vermont Congressman, Bernie Sanders, says the goals of the measure would be to install solar energy panels on ten-million rooftops nationwide over the next ten years and increase the capacity of solar-heated water systems by an estimated ten billion gallons over the same period. Cohen also espoused his solar roots initiative would spur the growth of all important “green jobs.”
Cohen explained, “This bill could create an estimated 1.35 billion, direct or indirect jobs, over the next ten years according to Solar Energy Industry Association. And thanks to Sharp Solar and Memphis distribution prowess…many of these new green jobs will be located right here in Memphis, Tennessee.”
Additional Federal investment in alternative energy isn’t just an opportunity to create jobs, but also a important to national security.
Since the westward expansion, the federal government has helped private industry innovate to move the nation forward. This looks like a win all the way around, we just have to commit ourselves to it. Instead of asking “why”, we should be asking “why not”.
