New Energy Economy (NEE) is asking you to help us address climate change by funding our Sol not Coal Youth Activist Project. By reaching our goal of $3,000 we can train and pay two summer interns to raise money, awareness, and community support for a transition to clean energy.

Sol not Coal is a campaign to actualize longstanding community values to bring brighter possibilities for the health, prosperity and sustainability of Santa Fe. Currently 65% of Santa Fe’s energy needs are met by the combustion of coal, with adverse affects to our economy, environment and health. We know that replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy is an essential step to a healthy and sustainable Santa Fe.

Within this campaign we will implement a community scale solar electric power system for Santa Fe Fire Station #3. The project will showcase two solar applications: solar panels that will be mounted on the roof and 3 twelve module solar trackers (that, like a “sunflower,” follows the trajectory of the sun). The community scale solar electric power installation will use locally manufactured solar panels, and will employ locally trained installers.