The document provides information about a presentation from the Tri-County Working Group of the Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club on solar power in Florida. The presentation is titled "Solar: Unlimited Energy for the Sunshine State" and discusses the benefits of solar energy for Florida homes, businesses, municipalities and the environment. It addresses why solar power is important, the types of solar systems and how they work, examples of solar power usage and costs, and actions individuals can take to support solar power in their communities. The presentation aims to educate Florida residents and decision-makers on switching to clean solar energy.

1. SOLAR
INFORMATION & SCHEDULING
Whitey Markle
WHMarkle@gmail.com
352.595.5131
Suwannee St. Johns Group of the
Sierra Club:
http://ssjsierra.org/
FACEBOOK: SIERRA CLUB
SUWANNEE-ST. JOHNS GROUP
ABOUT US
The Suwannee - St. Johns Group
of the Sierra Club is part of the
Florida Chapter of the national
Sierra Club founded by John Muir
in 1892. It’s the oldest, largest,
and most influential grassroots
environmental organization in the
United States.TheTri County
Working Group of SSJSC works in
Citrus, Levy and Marion counties
to:
1. Explore, enjoy and protect the wild
places of the earth.
2. Practice and promote the
responsible use of the earth's
ecosystems and resources.
3. Educate and enlist humanity to
protect and restore the quality of the
natural and human environment.
4. Use all lawful means to carry out
these objectives.
UNLIMITED ENERGY FOR
THE SUNSHINESTATE
A PRESENTATIONOFTHE
TRI-COUNTYWORKING
GROUP,
SUWANNEE-ST.JOHNS
SIERRA CLUB
FOR
FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS,
BUSINESSES & MUNICIPAL
DECISION-MAKERS
WHATYOUWILL LEARN
• Why Choose Solar Power;
• Types of Systems, HowThey
Work;
• Benefits to Floridians;
• Specific Examples,
Costs/Benefits, Return on
Investment;
• Current Barriers;
• WhatYou Can Do to Make it
Happen;
• How to Start.

2. AboutThis Program “Just as we
switched from
horses to cars,
telegrams to
telephones,
typewriters to
computers, and
postal mail to
email, we must now
commit to switch
from dirty fuels to
clean energy.”
Testimonial:
Highlights
Overview
The time for 100% clean energy
has come.Air and water pollution
are putting our health at risk,
undermining our quality of life,
and jeopardizing our children’s
future. Clean energy such as that
from solar reduces the amount of
greenhouse gasses, which
contribute to the warming of the
atmosphere, oceans, ice melt,
rising sea levels.
Solar:Unlimited Energy for the
SunshineState
A 30-minute, interactive, presenter-led
PowerPoint program that describes why
Floridians should encourage the
development and use of solar power in
their homes, businesses, and
municipalities.
Solar describes the problem in terms
everyone can understand, why it
matters, and what you can do about it in
your community.
Solar: Unlimited Energy for the
Sunshine State is a free program,
sponsored by the Suwannee-St.
John’s Sierra Club,Tri-County
Working group. It is available to
civic, social, fraternal, religious,
spiritual and professional clubs
and organizations throughout
Florida.
The Decline of Dirty Fuels;
The Relationship Between Solar
Power and Health, Climate
Change, Jobs andYour Wallet;
What specificallyYou Can Do to
Support Solar forYou andYour
Community.
“THE BARRIERSTO
POWERINGTHEWORLD
WITHWIND,WATER &
SOLAR (WWS)
ARE PRIMARILY SOCIAL
AND
POLITICAL, NOT
TECHNOLOGICAL
OR ECONOMIC.”
Mark Z. Jacobson , Director
Atmosphere/Energy Program
Stanford University
“Daytona Sunrise”
by Doug Brainard
6.14.16
WHY IT MATTERS