Sometimes we learn in rather interesting ways.  Well, to give credit where credit is due, I bumped into Rollerblading glimpse of the future which explained how roller-blading in the Google parking lot led to early awareness that something was up when it came to Google and PHEVs, as solar panels were going up over parking spots with plugs hanging from the roof structures.

And, well, Arjuna's roller blading might have given him knowledge of something that could truly change the globe.

The Senate is considering, amid all the energy legislation, instituting a nation-wide renewable power standard (RPS).  

Oh ... boring ... the snores have begun ...

No

Actually

CRITICAL to moving toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future.  

Take two minutes ... just 2 minutes ... to write your Senators to urge them to support a minimum of a 15 percent RPS by 2020 ...

Confused, follow over the fold to learn more about RPS and why they matter.

Interested in solar electricity?  Have I ever got the deal for you ...

That, in part, is CitizenRE's claim that have been viral through the web -- advertisements at website/blog after website/blog (including Daily Kos and Political Cortex).

The promise:

• Citizenrē will put solar electricity on your rooftop and sell the electricity to you at a fixed price (based on your current rates) for decades to come;
  
• Citizenrēis revolutionizing the entire process of solar electricity such that they can deliver these systems for a fraction of the price than the market currently sees.

Oh, the ads are appealing ... and those of us terrified for the future are hopeful for solutions, for paths that promise a better tomorrow.  

Oh, the promises are lovely ... I, for one, was within seconds of signing and faxing in a contract.

But, is something too good to be true, true?  My doubts are rocketing through the web ...

WARNING: This is a long discussion -- and, yet, it only gives a shadow of what is out there on Citizenrē.