by Shawn Zeller, CQ Staff Writer
An energy efficient modular home on display at the Denver Sculpture Park during the Democratic National Convention. The event features displays on renewable technologies
and ways to protect the environment at home. (Photo by Marc Piscotty for Congressional
Quarterly)
Advocates for the solar energy industry were hoping for better results than the hometown baseball team when they took over the Colorado Rockies's Coors Field in downtown Denver this week.
The trade show and concert, called Sunfest, was the first ever for the Solar Energy Industries Association at a national political convention. It came at a critical time for the industry's lobbyists in Washington. Congress left the capital for the summer after several unsuccessful attempts by lawmakers friendly to the industry to extend tax credits aimed at encouraging the development of solar power and other alternative energy sources.
Advocates for the solar energy industry were hoping for better results than the hometown baseball team when they took over the Colorado Rockies's Coors Field in downtown Denver this week.
The trade show and concert, called Sunfest, was the first ever for the Solar Energy Industries Association at a national political convention. It came at a critical time for the industry's lobbyists in Washington. Congress left the capital for the summer after several unsuccessful attempts by lawmakers friendly to the industry to extend tax credits aimed at encouraging the development of solar power and other alternative energy sources.
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