Despite the fact that China has been developing coal-fired power plants quicker than anyone else in the world, China is now looking into leading on the low-cost solar and wind energy manufacturing front. According to the below article, they are investing in green technologies at lighting speed relative to the US, if not for health reasons, for pragmatic reasons. 2.5 billion people are expected to join us on this planet in the next few decades, so they are intelligently investing in a growing energy market that is sure to be much more demanding when these new arrivals show up - a market which is sure to involve tons and tons of clean energy. Calling all Americans, are you there? Are you witnessing this? Basically, there's a big difference between leading, and coming in second. No one remembers second. But let's drop the ego. Isn't it time we also cash in on all the green jobs and economic growth that is available through clean energy investment right now? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/opinion/27friedman.html CommentsLeave a Reply |  AuthorUMD for Clean Energy is a student activist group at the University of Maryland. In the past, they have successfully petitioned the university and University System of Maryland Board of Regents to commit to carbon neutrality by 2050. This past spring, they were successful in collaborating with statewide environmental groups to pass the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, which sets the strongest short-term emissions reduction target in the nation – 25 percent reductions from 2006 levels by 2020. The group has also recently engaged at the federal level, lobbying for climate legislation which passed the House of Representatives this past June and will be considered by the Senate in the fall. ArchivesMarch 2010 Categories |
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