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rescent bulbs would reduce worldwide electricity con* sumption by 12 percent, he said.
That would allow the closure of 705 of the world's nearly 2.400 coal-tired plants. Brown said.
Solar energy would provide limitless opportunities, he said. “The sunlight striking the earth in one hour is enough to power the world economy tor one year.'*
'Meanwhile, ice in the Arctic Sea and on Greenland continue to melt at a record clip. Brown said.
He spoke of scientists who reported that last summer Arctic Sea ice the size of the United Kingdom disappeared in a week. “They were stunned by this, because they had never seen Arctic Sea iee melt so fast." Brown said of the scientists.
He talked about the accelerated rate of glaciers separating from Greenland. Brown described it as typically a “very slow process." with glaciers traveling 100 to 200 meters per yean
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