I'll go on the record that quite a bit of the entire green energy business is not green. If you take a hard look at the European biodiesel policies they have lead to far more deforestation in tropical countries than would have been the case without them. Replacing a primary rainforest with a oil palm plantation does not fit my definition of a green energy source. Not that the U.S. has done much better with its misbegotten corn ethanol requirement.
The German's have managed to thoroughly shoot themselves in the foot with their Green energy policies to the point that a lot of their bigger companies are seriously considering moving out of the country. Solar and Wind power are not the most reliable of energy sources.
Also the fact that far too many of the Green and renewable energy initiatives in the current U.S. administration have proven to be more examples of rent seeking by politically connected corporations than serious attempts at developing new technologies or fostering green industries. Until the day energy storage technology can match the energy density of an equivalent amount of gasoline at an equal or lesser cost per unit, electrical cars will remain a toy of the wealthy.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."
The German's have managed to thoroughly shoot themselves in the foot with their Green energy policies to the point that a lot of their bigger companies are seriously considering moving out of the country. Solar and Wind power are not the most reliable of energy sources.
Also the fact that far too many of the Green and renewable energy initiatives in the current U.S. administration have proven to be more examples of rent seeking by politically connected corporations than serious attempts at developing new technologies or fostering green industries. Until the day energy storage technology can match the energy density of an equivalent amount of gasoline at an equal or lesser cost per unit, electrical cars will remain a toy of the wealthy.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."