damn, right over your heads.
the green is free and better myth didn't pan out
that is what E is saying
Well that's an interesting observation.
When did anyone of substance say green energy is free? Technology is needed to harness green energy and turn it into usable power. That takes money.
Secondly, there are quite a few posters on USMB who find delight with the bumps i the road for green energy. Electra is one of the many.. Her usage of pictures showing a failure in the Green Energy sector is one of the marquees she used. Yet, the Fossil Fuel sector has more than it's shares of failures.
Our world needs all the energy that can be had and that includes the US. China will pass the US as the world's biggest user of green energy in the not too far future. Did you think they see the handwriting on the wall?
Don't Let China Dominate
When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
This month’s report on renewable energy markets from the International Energy Agency indicates that by 2020, China will account for almost 40 percent of the growth in renewable energy capacity. The United States, meanwhile, lags behind, obsessed with its natural gas boom and riveted by remaining oil reserves on its federally protected lands.
As a result, the U.S. is missing an incredible economic opportunity. Last year alone, new renewable power capacity expanded at its fastest pace yet, and global electricity generation from renewables was roughly on par with that from natural gas. In energy terms, that means annual global renewable power generation rose by 5 percent to over 5,000 terawatt hours – more than enough to power the entire United States.
China has seen the writing on the wall and is heavily investing in its renewable energy sector, especially since renewable electricity now accounts for more than 20 percent of global generation. Chinese companies control the largest share of the $100 billion solar photovoltaic industry. And who can blame them? China is responding to international demand while tackling untenable pollution levels at home.
China Is Besting the U.S. on Renewable Energy - US News