Giving Albany a sign it's time for solar. Literally.

New York: Waiting on a sign

June 11th, 2010

It’s do-or-die time in Albany — the 5 GW New York Solar Jobs Act is in position to pass, but it needs to move before the session ends.

We just need to show the legislators a sign. A really big sign. Literally.

We’d like to buy space on an electronic billboard on the 787 Interstate–practically the driveway of the Capitol. We have some chuckle worthy messages that send a clear directive: Pass the Solar Jobs Act today.

There are two ways you can help make this happen:

First, can you donate to help cover the costs? At a minimum, we suggest 39 cents, which is the average monthly cost New Yorkers would be paying to jumpstart their new solar economy. But feel free to give more if you’d like.

Second, if you have your own clever suggestions for billboard tag lines, please share them in the comments. We’ll be updating our messages as the week unfolds.

To get your juices flowing, here’s our initial list of ideas (as suggested by our funnier friends):

When there is a huge solar energy spill, it’s just called “a nice day.”
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We like The Egg…Sunny Side Up
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Enough already with the fracking natural gas. Give solar a shot.
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Solar Energy. The perfect combination of Woodstock and Wall Street
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The Red Sox installed solar on their ball park. Just saying.
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It’s the new energy economy, stupid.
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The irony of the coal-powered billboard is not lost on us.
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Solar: It’s actually a $30 billion global industry. Please do not tell the hippies.
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NY Solar, what are you waiting for? A sign?
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We could have a new energy economy for just 39 cents a month. Solar: It just makes cents.
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Cost-effective solar energy is just around the corner… Really. This corner.
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The sun’ll come out! Tomorrow! You can bet $20 billion dollars in increased wages. That…tomorrow! There’ll be sun!
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Solar is 99.9% reliable in New York. You’re thinking of the moon-power panels. Those are useless.
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Shovel Ready? You’re looking the wrong direction.
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The Solar Industry does $1 billion a year of business in New Jersey.

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