IKEA - Solar Panels in Isle 4!

I remember saying to myself “here it comes,” the Green Wave! It was about five years or so ago when I started reading that the next big thing in corporate America was going to be “Going Green.”

I said great, let’s save the world and make a buck while we are at it. You can’t leave this type of philosophical shift up to the government can you? I mean, these are the same guys that lived through one oil nightmare and did nothing about it, right?

So, this time big companies instead of big government decided to take charge. Companies like General Electric, Toyota, and Green Mountain Energy all hopped on the Green bandwagon in their own special ways.

But that was all foreplay…

God bless IKEA! The company known for selling you low-priced, colorful, uncomfortable, furniture in flat cardboard boxes is going green in a different way!

Through an IKEA spin-off aptly named Greentech, IKEA plans to sell college kids and empty-nesters alike solar and water conservation products along with other environmentally friendly items sprinkled among the EKTORP sofas and the LEKSVIK coffee tables.

To that I say fantastic! Only problem is, if I can’t put together a bookshelf, how the hell am I going to hang solar panels?

Toyota Prius Solar Panel Program - Cool Concept But You Still Won’t Get Laid

Chalk up another innovation for Toyota. Looks like they figured out a way to run solar panels on the roof to charge the air conditioning systems. What will they think of next? Well I am happy you asked. How far of a leap do you think it will be to convert these solar panels from air conditioning chargers to self contained battery chargers that would completely eliminate the need for a gas engine?

Imagine coming completely off the grid by not having to buy any gas for your car? By not having to plug your car into an outlet to charge overnight? I am telling you the oil producing countries of the world really ef’d themselves by allowing this craziness to continue because it really seems that the world has stood up and taken notice and is willing to do something about it this time. The only problem is, no matter how much money you save by not having to pay for gas…you’re still not getting laid in it!