EcoGeek - Clean Technology

EcoGeek - Clean Technology: "Here are the five steps in Gore's plan:

1. Large-scale investments in incentives for solar thermal plants in the Southwest, wind farms stretching from Texas to the Dakotas and advanced geothermal plants in known hot spots.
2. $400 billion over 10 years for a unified national smart grid that would transport renewable energy from the rural areas where it's generated to the cities where it's needed. It should include smart features that would allow consumers to conserve electricity and reduce bills.
3. Help the automobile industry (the large automakers and new start-ups) to convert to plug-in hybrids that utilize the smart grid.
4. A nationwide initiative to retrofit buildings with better insulation and energy-efficient windows and lighting. He asks that the initiative be coupled with the proposal in Congress to help Americans with mortgages that are more expensive than the value of their homes.
5. Put a price on carbon and lead world efforts to come up with a more effective replacement to the Kyoto treaty."