Let me start with a confession: I'm the executive director of the country's largest environmental organization, and I don't have solar panels on my roof. Now wait a minute. Before you judge, I do have a few justifications. We have young children and funds have been tight... we had been planning to move for a while... we were saving up to buy a house, etc. All valid reasons, if I say so myself. But still, no solar.

Until now.  

Last year, the Sierra Club ran a pilot program in California to spread the news to our members and supporters that there's never been a better time to add solar panels to their roofs. It was a big success, so now we're expanding to seven states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York. If you're a homeowner in one of those states and decide to buy or lease a rooftop solar system through our partner, Sungevity, you can power your life with sunshine for as little as $0 down.

That's not bad, but it's far from the only reason you should check out the program. As I wrote last year, solar is as green as it gets, and ...

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Coming Clean is the blog of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune.