Do not just Reflect, Recycle

Plenty of people like to talk about solar. Even changing things for the better. Unfortunately for people like me, really making a impact is very far from my sense of reality because of my income. Even though I'm trying to do my best, it's really nothing in comparison.
Certain people, for instance "the government" and others could step it up a little more and help this planet out. Solar wise especially.
But every time I turn around, there is a trash bin but not a recycle bin.
Sure I can think when I'm recycling that I'm helping the earth out. But the little I do does not help me sleep at night.
Our children deserve a world better than what we live in right now! More recycling is needed world wide.If this picture is correct? The United States, Canada,South Africa and Australia are doing their part. At least with recycling. It's a start?

North American Solar Challenge(2008)

This race is from colleges from the North Americans, from Dallas to Calagary. The University of Michigan wins this year

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American Solar Challenge 2008
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We Can Solve The Climate Crisis

$427 million. That’s what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They’re protecting their interests – and hurting ours.

This ad is running on TV right now, but we need millions more to see it. The special interests will outspend us, but we can compete head-to-head with them when we find ways to share these messages for free.

SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH!

This CBC news video talks about a scientist that has been working on solar panels for thirty years and what he has come up.

Why Not To Over Install

If your planing on taking the step into solar electric power you might want to figure out how far you want to go. Since you are connected to the grid, when your panels produce too much, the extras are fed back to the electric company. Now there are some states that pay you for the extras, depending on of course the amount you might use everyday. In California you can receive credit up to the zero mark. This is a decision made that varies from State to State. If the Government is in agreement over 51% against State, that could easily be overridden. So you might have to check accordingly on where you live. There is the option of not connecting to the electric company at all. This would be a battery backup system, but I've heard that this is a hassle on the maintenance involved. So you should figure out how much energy you use or are going to use and base how much solar energy power you should invest in.