| Environmentalists throughout the world
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| | accelerating widespread acceptance of
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| are still in shock. Who would've every
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| | clean solar technologies throughout the
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| thought President Bush would push solar
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| | U.S. by 2015. Yes, it is a bit murky in
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| energy?
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| | regards to the exact goal, but the Energy
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| The Initiative
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| | Department recently clarified matters.
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| As you undoubtedly know by now, the
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| | According to the Energy Department, the
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| President George Bush announced it was
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| | goal is to generate 5 to 10 megawatts of
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| time to start weaning ourselves from our
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| | electricity in United States by 2015.
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| oil addiction during his State of the
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| | While this may sound impressive, 10
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| Union speech. As with anything in
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| | megawatts of energy is barely enough to
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| politics, there is much gnashing of the
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| | power two million homes. In comparison,
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| teeth as to whether the President, an
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| | California alone intends to put one
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| avowed oil man form an oil family in
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| | million homes on solar in the next ten
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| Texas, really means to do anything. The
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| | years. Put another way, the Solar America
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| answer, of course, is really almost
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| | Initiative isn't particularly impressive.
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| irrelevant if people would stop to
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| | While the President appears to be paying
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| consider the fact that solar power was
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| | lip service to solar energy in this
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| even mentioned in such a speech. Clearly,
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| | Initiative, it should be noted that he is
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| a baby step has been taken, if not a
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| | due more than a small bit of credit.
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| giant leap. So, what is the President's
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| | First, he has put solar power and other
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| grand plan?
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| | clean energy on the political table.
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| From an overall perspective, President
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| | Second, the administration has taken
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| Bush has issued an Advanced Energy
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| | major steps in other legislation to
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| Initiative to begin changing our energy
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| | provide tax credits for solar power and
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| habits to cleaner, non-foreign supply,
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| | renewable energy platforms. Those steps,
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| based fuels. As is his habit, the
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| | not the Solar America Initiative, are
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| President has a Solar America Initiative
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| | going to make a major impact on the
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| as part of the larger initiative. This is
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| | promotion of solar energy in the country.
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| where we find the key solar components.
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| | For that reason alone, the President
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| With the Solar America Initiative, the
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| | should be applauded.
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| administration has set a goal of
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