1908 Ford Model T: 25 mpg
2004 EPA Average All Cars: 21 mpg
In 1952, the President's Materials Policy Commission, the Paley Commission, reported to President Truman that "Efforts made to date to harness solar energy econlmically are infinitesimal. It's time for agressive research in the whole field of solar energy - an effort in which the U.S. could make an immense contribution to the welfare of the whole world."
President Jimmy Carter's Domestic Policy Review set a national goal of 20% renewables by 2000.
Imagine what the world today would look like if we had done just that.
The Solar Survival Show will be at YearlyKos.
What would happen if there were a Solar Survival Show at each of the nearly 4000 farmers markets that happen every week around the USA from Memorial Day to Halloween?
Solar Is Civil Defense.