The New York Solar Jobs Act is currently in Albany and we need it to pass more than Upper East Siders need the Second Avenue Subway or the Knicks need Jeremy Lin. (New York Residents click here to find out how to show your support) Not only would it create 5,000 mW of solar capacity by 2025 but it would add 22,000 new jobs and a $20 billion boost to the New York economy.
Now I've posted (or rather my brilliant and wise beyond her years webmaster has posted) about the potential of solar energy in the US and why solar makes economic sense.
This great graphic from Switchboard illustrate how behind the times New York is when it comes to solar.
Great Graphic: Why We Need the New York Solar Jobs Act
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March 05, 2012
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