To clarify: solar radiation had increased 10-15% in the 10-15 years prior to 2008 according to UO Eugene Solar Radiation Monitoring Lab research. Register Guard wrote an article reporting this about 2008. So when you notice how much brighter the sun seems to be in recent years when you drive toward the West in the late aft, you are not imagining it but just experiencing those added rays. In a period of history when snow packs and hydroelectric generating resources are declining, we need to preserve the solar options not only for water heating but also for space tempering, solar electricity - and transportation. In terms of community resilience, it also makes sense and is overdue. Solar technology and transportation, the tech of tomorrow overlooked today. Why?

That is a public fund I would support.