﻿ Solutions | Greenpeace Canada   Publication - April 1, 2008
There is no silver bullet technology that will provide for the
world’s needs – likely a mix of several different renewable
sources will be needed – what is clear however is that it’s not
the technology that’s lacking but the political will to
implement solutions. With our planet nearing a global tipping
point we can no longer be stalled by political posturing. Here
are some of the things that will be involved in the new energy
economy.  Solar Power  Alberta is one of the sunniest provinces
in all of Canada, averaging over 2,264 hours of sunlight per
year. The solar energy that falls on Alberta every day equals
the energy available from all other non-renewable fossil fuels
(coal, oil, oil sands and natural gas) extracted in Alberta each
year.  Currently, the ability to harness this energy is tempered
because of the high cost of the technology, but this is
changing! If there was significant investment by the Alberta
government in building a solar ene