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  Solar can help the Earth

  A one kilowatt PV system# each month: *prevents 150 lbs. of coal from being mined.
  *prevents 300 lbs. of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
  *keeps 105 gallons of water from being consumed.
  *keeps NO and SO2 from being released into the environment.
  #in Colorado, or an equivalent system that produces 150 kWh per month.

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  The United States spends about $440 billion annually for energy.

  * The United States consumes about 20 million barrels of oil per day, of which nearly two-thirds is used for transportation.
  * The United States imports more than 11 million barrels of oil per day.
  * Americans use a billion gallons of motor oil a year, 350 million gallons of which end up polluting the environment. (Department of Energy and Maryland Energy Administration)
  

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  Renewable's

  * Only 7.5 percent of total U.S. energy consumption came from renewable sources in 1998. Of that total, 94 percent was from hydropower and biomass (trash and wood incinerators). (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
  * For the 2 billion people without access to electricity, it would be cheaper to install solar panels than to extend the electrical grid. (The Fund for Renewable Energy Everywhere)
  

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  About Carbon

  * Worldwide, 1995 was the warmest year since global temperatures were first kept in 1856.
  * On average, 16 million tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere every 24 hours by human use worldwide. (U.S. Department of Energy)
  * Carbon emissions in North America reached 1,760 million metric tons in 1998, a 38 percent increase since 1970. They are expected to grow another 31 percent, to 2,314 million metric tons, by the year 2020. (U.S. Department of Energy)
  
  

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  * In one hour more sunlight falls on the earth than what is used by the entire population in one year.
  * Third world countries with an abundance of sunlight and a population currently without electricity, represents the fastest growing market for solar energy, with the largest domestic market being the utilities sector.
  * Shell Oil predicts that 50% of the world's energy will come from renewable sources by 2040.

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