The power to change!

Today the European Union produces a sixth of its electricity using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydro power. But that proportion will have to more than double over the coming decade if the EU is to keep its promise of tackling climate change by ensuring that 20 percent of our energy comes from renewable sources by 2020. This film, shot in Germany, Denmark and Spain looks at a number of projects supported by the EU's Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, which are designed to help the Union meet this ambitious target.

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[Bozewani]

Well, the EU recently banned incandescent bulbs, by 2011 all power in the EU has to be flourescent.

[Leifthrasir]

@reveal1967

Go back to wearing your tin foil hat.

[ShwangShwing]

@Bozewani They only banned 100W light bulbs. But even now many people here have CFLs.

[Inky261]

i do not believe in climate change.

[LiteWaiter]

Bureaucracy, the works:

Goal: install a new, higher layer in the bureaucratic controll system called the EU.

Propose a puppet.

If there is a lot of opposition, they will come with an alternative. Good.

Install that alternative, then the position is secured and accepted by the public.

Get rid of the alternative, and install the puppet.

Mission accomplished.

[charlessmyth]

Because English is the lingua Franca of the EU ;-)

[EUGoingDown]

Global warming is a scam.

[wojtekmaj]

So isn't it a better idea to use solar and wind power than disallowing us to use 100W lights?

[lordblazer]

hey better than in America were we still argue the validity of global warming, and even wanting a need to change. of course if anything is done conservatives whine about freedoms being taken away by using a different source of power, or getting gov't healthcare. XD

[thomuk2006]

what should they be in??!!!