How about such a project here in Minneapolis. We've got lots of city owned roofs and I bet most of them are covered in gravel. How about the high schools, park board HQ, or even our own convention center?
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I second that notion. How about investing in energy independence. It doesn't matter if it covers all of the power neccessary, any move to add solar and/or wind resources is a step in the right direction.
And it's not a unique idea. For example, there's already a number of solar schools around the country. Here's a list of some (mostly in the Midwest):
http://www.the-environment.org/solarschools/solarschools.asp
And there's a "Sun 4 Schools" project in Montana:
http://www.montanagreenpower.com/solar/schools/sun4schools.html
There are Greens on our City Council who seem like logical people to look into such projects. How about it? I also know of a school board candidate - Kari Tauring - who has talked openly of such an idea. Clearly, there are other issues that School Board needs to tackle first, and I know Kari knows this, but it's refreshing to see such proposals considered.
Jim McGuire Como
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