Link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/green-cross-founder-mikhail-gorbachev-tells-oilmen-solar-power-investments-means-economic-recovery.php?daylife=1&dcitc=daylife-article

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The founder of Green Cross urged world leaders and the private sector to make big investments in solar power sooner than later in order to improve the current economic crisis and combat climate change. He said solar power needs big investments to expand and create significant effects and the current economic crisis can be used as a way to begin a new sustainable path that has been long overdue. The article also identifies the best and worst places for solar energy, with Germany leading and Russia at the bottom of the list of 16 countries. This article recognizes that although we are facing a challenging time due to the financial crisis, new opportunities are available that will not only correct the current situation, but create a cleaner and more economically efficient world through green technology such as solar.