if the third world can build solar homes...

I wonder why things are going so slowly in the West. Perhaps, we haven't gone broke trying to power and heat our homes, yet. YET!
Once it starts to bite, lots more will switch, and follow the lead of

Bangladesh!

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from e360 digest yale .edu
One Million Households Powered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh
16 Jun 2011:
The number of households powered by solar energy in Bangladesh has passed the one million mark — the fastest expansion of solar power in the world, according to Bangladeshi officials. Aided by non-governmental organizations that provide low-cost loans to install solar panels, Bangladesh’s rural households — most of which are off the electricity grid — have driven a dizzying expansion of solar power in recent years. In 2002, only 7,000 households were using solar panels. The country reached the 1 million-household milestone 18 months ahead of schedule, and by 2014 Bangladeshi officials are aiming to power 2.5 million homes with solar energy. “It’s the fastest expansion of solar energy anywhere in the world,” said Nazmul Haq, of Bangladesh’s Infrastructure Development Company. An estimated 60 percent of Bangladesh’s 150 million people have no access to reliable electricity, and a World Bank report last month said that solar panels had “changed the face of the remote, rural areas of Bangladesh.”

the Cavaliere decides to dump Nukes

As much as I like his taste in women, I think that Berlusconi will be
remembered in history as the guy who at least tried to get Italy
to stop cooking Nukes, for electricity generation.

He probably figured that since the Japanese are an advanced nation,
and they made a 'bruta figura' at Fukushima, then

what hope does Italy have?
Italians (guys at least) are more than a little distracted
by Berlusconi's handiwork:

[Berlusconi's channel is channelling some other ideas] The RAI weather girls he dated.
RAI Miss Italia
[RAI's Striscia la Notizia- guys talk, gals dance]

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1 wikileaksnews.net
The fresh list of glamorous women linked to the billionaire Italian prime minister by prosecutors included 25-year-old Manuela and Marianna Ferrera, brunette twins who present the weather on Italian TV in skimpy clothing.

Others named were Maylin Aguirre, 28, who was nominated as Italy’s candidate for Miss World, and 18-year-old beauty queen Ambra Battilana.

Berlusconi is accused of paying for sexual relations with a girl under the legal age limit for prostitution in Italy, which is 18, and abusing his position as prime minister to have the girl, a Moroccan-born belly dancer known as Ruby Heartstealer, released from custody for theft last May.

His trial is scheduled to start next month, and if found guilty he faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.

2 nukes
Italy nuclear power probably dead after referendum-PM
ROME, June 13 (Reuters) - Prospects for nuclear power in Italy appear to have disappeared due to the probable result of a referendum, meaning the country must focus on developing renewable energy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.

Speaking to reporters on Monday as Italians continued to vote in four referendums on various issues, Berlusconi said the result of the vote proposing to abandon plans to invest in nuclear energy appeared clear.

"Following the decision the Italian people are taking at this moment, we must probably say goodbye to the possibility of nuclear power stations and we must strongly commit ourselves to renewable energy," Berlusconi said. (Writing by Gavin Jones in Rome)