Next to Iran, Climate at Forefront of Obama Agenda

Geoff Mirkin climbs up to the top of a small, unassuming building in Elkridge, Maryland – about 50 kilometers outside of Washington – and points to the solar panels that line the roof. “We get 70 percent of our electricity from these panels," Mirkin said. In the six years since co-founding Solar Energy World, he has seen the solar-panel installation company grow from just three employees to more than 50. “The economics work. We can finance programs for people, we can make...

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