Al Gore's Environmental Solution to an Economic Crisis

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Former Vice President and current contributer to discussions about the climate crisis, Al Gore, recently submitted an op-ed piece to the New York Times, which was published November 9, 2008. In light of the recent election of Barack Obama, Gore offered advice to the president elect and his captive American audience regarding solutions to our crises. Gore submits that by taking concentrated efforts towards alleviating global warming concerns with renewable energy initiatives, we could also bring ourselves out of our current economic recession.

"The bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis," says Gore. By pointing out all of the problems that arise as a result of our dependence on foreign oil, such as our strained wallets, polluted earth, and wars in the Middle East, Mr. Gore shows us that we are in need of change: change that has been promised by our 44th president.

The plan that Gore lays out is designed to "repower America." Here are Trinity, we feel this is a very powerful sentiment, and one we are eager to help evoke. The American people have been surrounded by dismal news of our crumbling financial institutions at home, horrific battles overseas, and rising energy costs everywhere. Gore's words are especially powerful because not only do they indicate a need to revitalize the American spirit and confidence, but also because we can literally re-evaluate how we power ourselves.

Why continue to rely on costly foreign oil, when we have the ingenuity and resources here among the American people to produce our own renewable energy. The need to draw power from the sun, wind, and earth has never been so urgent. Gore encourages incentives for these projects; he advocates a restructuring of our buildings and our infrastructure to reflect the changes that are possible; and he addresses the need to help others across the world adapt similar plans.

He closes his paper with the following statement: "Looking ahead, I have great hope that we will have the courage to embrace the changes necessary to save our economy, our planet, and ultimately ourselves."

Trinity Solar will gratefully embrace Al Gore's challenge, in hopes of bringing about the changes necessary to Repower America...one solar electric system at a time.

For the full text of Al Gore's article in the New York Times, please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09gore.html?_r=2.