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Conservatives pound on Boulder climbing gym’s solar array
A Boulder climbing gym has been taking a beating by conservatives for its solar array.
On Friday, right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity listed the 100-kilowatt solar array at Movement Climbing and Fitness as second on his list of the “102 worst ways the president’s stimulus bill has wasted your money.”
“And the No. 2 entry on our list is a climbing gym in Boulder, Colorado, that has received more than $150,000 for a new solar panel array on its roof,” Hannity said on his opinion show that airs on the Fox News channel. “Now, aren’t there a few mountains in Colorado where people can climb actual rocks outside under the real sun?”
The panels were part of an incentive to encourage renewable energy projects by funding 30 percent of the projects with cash up front in lieu of tax credits.
Hannity may have taken his cue to make fun of the project from John McCain, who also highlighted it in December. Also from the Camera:
McCain’s “Stimulus Checkup” sought to illustrate how “billions of dollars of stimulus funding have been wasted, mismanaged, or directed towards silly and shortsighted projects.”
“Boulder, Colorado, is home to more than 91,000 residents and sits on the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, making it the envy of rock climbers everywhere,” the report says. “If that wasn’t enough, Boulder is also home to several indoor rock climbing gyms.
“But thanks in part to a federal renewable energy grant of $157,800, one indoor climbing facility stands out: Movement Climbing and Fitness. The gym received a Department of Energy grant to subsidize up to 30 percent of the cost of a ‘solar-electric and thermal-hot-water system.’”
Read more about Hannity’s and McCain’s problem with Movement at DailyCamera.com.
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