Join communities across the world this Saturday to promote clean, renewable power from the sun.
CAP encourages us all to join the solar power movement to push for energy reform and raise awareness of solar power's benefits in this week’s “It’s Easy Being Green” column. International Solar Day is the largest solar power awareness program in the country, and it features a host of events in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Solar power could help America transition to a climate-stabilizing clean energy economy based on secure energy sources. It could even jumpstart the American economy by creating green jobs, increasing energy efficiency, and attracting investors. The Recovery Act of 2009 appropriated $7 billion for clean energy reform, but this is only the beginning. It's time to start pursuing innovative energy alternatives with oil prices high and climate change making extreme weather events increasingly common.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) have both pledged support for the event, which is sponsored by the UN NGO Committee on Sustainable Development and the American Sustainable Business Council.
Visit SolarDay.com for more details about the events taking place on SolarDay 2011. Check out CAP’s Energy Hub to read up on solar power and America’s clean energy future.