I subscribe to “E the Environmental Magazine”.   I highly recommend this magazine for anyone looking to reduce their carbon footprint!   In the recent edition (May/June 2008) they had an awesome article about Berkeley California.   As one can imagine Berkeley is a hot bed for environmental change and thinking outside the box.   This article focused on the new program that has been initiated by the city.   The city is now offering to pay for homes to obtain solar power through loans that are then added to their property tax bill!   This offers an affordable way for people to conserve energy, save on their utilities, and overcome the price hurdle of switching to solar power!

I was amazed at the ingenuity of this program and how not only does it offer an affordable way to handle the upfront costs of solar but it also makes going solar affordable for everyone.   Now if only we can get Minnesota Cities to follow suit!

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