McGoldrick wants Solar funds for low-income housing

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/04/_mcgoldrick_wants_solar_funds.html

McGoldrick wants Solar funds for low-income housing

Sup. Jake McGoldrick just had an epiphany: install solar panels on affordable, low-income housing projects, citywide.

That way the City can green San Francisco, create local jobs and business opportunities—and eventually reduce to zero the utility bills of low-income folks.

McGoldrick’s moment of clarity came in face of increasing pressure from local solar businesses and work creation programs to support Mayor Gavin Newsom’s recently announced Solar Energy Incentive Program.

McGoldrick says he supports going green and hiring locally, but he balked at the lack of public discussion about the mayor's program, which uses tax payer dollars to subsidize solar installation on private property.

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[blue sky at night]

1. How about a nationwide.......

effort. This is the solution to so many problems...lets get to work and go to work. I joined a green committee at my local ucc church to get the ball rolling on these ideas.

http://www.sundancechannel.com/content_minisites/thegreen/Overview#/homePage

thank you for the post.

[diane in sf]

2. And next let's take care of the 2/3rds of SF who are renting and can't install

solar on their landlords roof--though the thin film on windows technology may eventually grant the renter more options.