The (Annotated) Gore Energy Speech - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
July 17, 2008
What if we could use fuels that are not expensive, don’t cause pollution and are abundantly available right here at home? We have such fuels.
Scientists have confirmed that enough solar energy falls on the surface of the earth every 40 minutes to meet 100 percent of the entire world’s energy needs for a full year. Tapping just a small portion of this solar energy could provide all of the electricity...