Tuesday, June 12, 2012

In the renewable energy race, U.S. lags

Once, not long ago, reason for the not 'upon a time' as it was reality and not a fairy tale, we the U.S. would be leading the World in innovative industries like this, we even had started the alternative energy industry some forty years back, time lost, only to be blocked by the special interests as they continue that, but alas no more!

Many would be even further ahead if not for the economic crisis's that the greedy implemented and nearly brought us industrial advanced countries down, and for many that's still not over as the few try to maintain their failed idea of the new capitalism ideology that even they can't follow, trickle down from their mass wealth for economic growth for all.

We can regain our leadership, especially in alternative energies, innovations and lifesyle products of etc., that we once had in so many area's, if we start investing the public financing, as the private sector is not under their capitalism idea's, like we did after WWII but along with private sector investing then. Once we break the obstruction in our politics who are doing the bidding of the special interests and with their huge growth in capital capable of maintaining that obstruction!

Despite boosting production by 300%
Office building with solar power panels in London, England.

June 12, 2012 - Despite the fact that U.S. renewable energy production has increased by more than 300 percent in the last 10 years, the country still lags far behind Europe and Indonesia and is only slightly ahead of Mexico, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

NRDC is advocating for countries to adopt policies to increase the percentage of electricity they get from renewable sources to 15 percent by 2020.

According to Jake Schmidt, NRDC's International Climate Policy Director, favorable government policies and strong private-sector investments have increased the availability of renewable energy in the U.S. and elsewhere. read more>>>

See the Report, eight page pdf.


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