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The article offers information on the various activities of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The society is projecting that its National Solar Energy Conference, SOLAR 2007, "Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work" will be regarded as the most successful conference in history. The society has also reached a milestone in April 2007 when its membership exceeded 10,000 members. The society is also planning to conduct the National Solar Tour on October 6, 2007. It also introduced its most recent policy paper entitled "Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030."

The article provides information on the publication of a report regarding the methods of addressing climate change in the U.S. The report is published as a follow-up to the national solar conference entitled "Renewable Energy: Key to Climate Recovery," organized by the American Solar Energy Society on July 7 to 13, 2006 in Denver, Colorado. In particular, the report will highlights theme-related presentations from the studies of leading climate change scientists, nine topical papers and a summary presentation of Chuck Kutscher, the general chair of SOLAR 2006.

The article offers information on the plan launched by European Union (EU) that focuses on increasing renewable energy, decreasing greenhouse emissions and improve energy-efficiency in the U.S. It states that the energy-efficiency plan focuses on improving energy management in small and medium-sized business. It presents information on ICF International Inc. (ICFI) that offers consultation on the issues including, energy-efficiency and climate change.