Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming

By Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. Posted February 12, 2007.

There is no "silver bullet" solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet.

The American Solar Energy Association (ASES), with the backing of several U.S. representatives and a senator, released its new nuts and bolts approach to reducing carbon emissions with a combination of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

The report comes at an opportune time: the release of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest climate change report is expected to finally clear up any lingering uncertainty about the role fossil fuel burning and other human activities have in changing the Earth's climate. As the deniers and obstructionists lose all credibility, the debate now turns to solutions.