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Winds of change for US energy



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WIND turbines could produce a fifth of the United States' annual electricity needs within about two decades, according to the US energy department.
Wind energy at present accounts for only about 1 per cent of the country's electricity.


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  • Last Updated: 12 May 2008 9:56 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Unimpressed one,

13/05/2008 08:16:54
But at the end of the day economic sense will prevail over eco-luddite wishful thinking. At least in the US. The UK and EU are stuffed so full of pseudo-socialist bams, that it will be some time for sense to emerge here if ever..
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Carolyn 1,

13/05/2008 14:47:43
That the US will prevail with green technology is because we're capitalists and we're hedonists.
We like our houses warm and the heat cheaply provided; we like our big cars to be fast, driven far and cheaply.

To keep these American ideals the entrepreneurs stopped whining and demanding that the government do something,
- The free trader inventors took responsibility, found investors and started inventing. The results are trickling to the market.

As long as the government doesn't shackle the inventors with tax and regulations, green progress will be good for the dollar, good for the markets, good for the planet, and good for citizens.
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57Nomad,

california 15/05/2008 03:54:23
#2 Carolyn

You are right. Furthermore the transition will be a gigantic boost to the economy. Not only will petroleum become cheaper because of less demand but an entirely new infrastructure will come into existence and that means jobs and lots of them

 

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