| Many Americans do not realize that there is much | | | | bringing about. The government, the Department of |
| research and development dollars being put towards | | | | Energy and many universities and private research |
| solar energy. In fact the Bush administration in their | | | | and development companies are expanding their |
| 2007 budget proposed almost $150 million for the Solar | | | | technologies for clean energy from the wind. In fact |
| American Initiative. The goal is simple create "zero | | | | the Bush administration has set forth in the 2007 |
| energy" homes, offices and small businesses. Imagine | | | | federal budget nearly $45 million for wind energy |
| going to the office and using power that has been | | | | research stating; |
| generated from the sun with solar panels on top of the | | | | "This will help improve the efficiency and lower the |
| building and imagine this building not even connected to | | | | costs of new wind technologies for use in low-speed |
| the power grid. Now you are starting to see the vision | | | | wind environments." |
| that the Bush administration is hoping to achieve by | | | | Since the United States of America is all the leading |
| spending dollars now in research and development so | | | | edge almost all the latest technologies it only makes |
| that in the future this will become a reality. | | | | sense that we should invest in our future and see all |
| In fiscal year 2006 the presidential administration also | | | | these innovative technologies to fruition. It is great to |
| put in nearly $85 million towards new technologies in | | | | see that the government is working with the private |
| solar photovoltaic "PV" cells. With solar cells is not the | | | | sector to make always possible for the future of |
| only thing that future alternative energy initiatives are | | | | America. Thank you President Bush. |