Stimulate U.S. Federal Buildings With Solar Panel Roofs
As of today, The U.S Congress is frantically working on a $789 billion economic stimulus bill - of that, $4.5 billion is proposed to make federal buildings more energy efficient. ($100 billion is slated for all energy & transportation programs).
Equiping all, if not most, federal buildings (there are approximately 432,791 buildings owned by the U.S federal government) with solar panel roofs would be a great way to not only provide renewable energy, but to lead the public through a positive example. Add in the "Green Collar" jobs that would result from such an effort and you have a winning proposition.
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In the U.K, Lord Chris Smith of the Environment Agency has been talking up a similar propostion.
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Background on Obama's Stimulus Plan and environmental projects
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