Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Solar Powering Your Home

Question:  The average installation of solar panels on the roof of a house offsets the equivalent amount of CO2 as planting how many acres of trees?

Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 .

Relevance:  Here’s what the Sierra Club says about solar PV in the State of California:

While a record 391 megawatts of solar power were installed statewide in 2012, the threat of fracking in California’s Monterey Shale looms over our heads promising to turn your state into the nation’s top-producing oil region.

• Rooftop solar will reduce your carbon footprint: Over its twenty-year lifetime, an average sized solar system offsets the same amount of carbon as planting X acres of trees (see answers).

• Going solar will protect our local environment: When you go solar, Sungevity sends $750 back to your local Sierra Club chapter for more work on important environmental campaigns in California.

• The Sierra Club makes it easy: Sungevity is a trusted solar provider whose values align with the Sierra Club’s vision of a clean energy future.

• Plus, you get $750 for going solar.