The Weekly Green: Juice for the Journey #12

photo by: Amy Gardner

Week 12

I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. ~ Thomas Edison, 1931

Every generation has its sages and seers. Imagine what our world would be like if Edison had stuck around for another 20 or 30 years. In the last 70 years, we have made some progress towards harnessing the sun’s energy. If you were Edison today, where would you put your money?

More: Learn about the University Park Solar Co-op, the first of its kind in the U.S. These pioneers are paving the way for distributed energy that builds community and generates income.

Read the Weekly Green from Week 11 here.

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  1. Still on “the sun and solar energy”–but also on deep conservation that drastically reduces our energy needs as a society with no lifestyle impact.

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