A solar-powered Britain sounds like a kind of joke. Along the lines of: The Jamaican bobsled team. The Kansas Naval Academy. The Salt Lake City Porn Industry. The "Welcome to France" sign at the French tourist information center. That sort of thing.
Yet, according to this, there is a proposal afoot to require every new home in Britain to be fitted with solar panels. You've got to admire the purity of that sort of optimism.
Posted by Dr. Frank at July 3, 2004 03:13 PM | TrackBackBut if you can get a tan from the English rain, can you get solar power from it, too?
Posted by: Nick at July 4, 2004 12:44 AMThe Czech Republic has a navy....
Posted by: Matt Welch at July 4, 2004 01:32 AMthat is pretty funny.
Posted by: anne at July 4, 2004 05:39 AMNever let it be said that central planning doesn't produce mysteries, its wonders to behold...
Posted by: Dean Esmay at July 5, 2004 01:08 PM