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  The Chinese government has full authority over utilities and wields a strong hand in many investment decisions. That is not the case in the US, so here the amount of government spending isn't the key. The Waxman-Markey bill has emissions targets and a host of policy provisions. The private investments which they'll generate will be worth many times what the bill sets aside for the government to spend. Your piece frets that apples are not oranges; both can be used to make a fruit salad.

  On Joe Romm's strategy to lose the clean energy race posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago 30 Responses

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  Emphasis that the 'cap and trade' bill has other important parts - 

   

  • Renewable energy standard
    
  • Efficiency provisions
  Those sections will require that the manufacturing capacity now idled in Michigan
  to be put to work. 

   

   

   

  On How should you talk to your cab driver about cap-and-trade? posted 4 months, 1 week ago 59 Responses

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  Good stuff!

  thanks SeanOn Duke University's study on the intersection of green jobs and rust belt manufacturing posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  High speed rail

  This reminds me of the chicken-egg arguments over photovoltaic power panels.  We couldn't install them because they were too expen$ive.  Govt couldn't subsidize them because that would offend the invisible hand.  They were too expensive because the market was too small.  

  Things change.  Government support for green markets can help turn them into winners.
  http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2236953/ ...  On Why not medium-speed rail? posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 8 Responses

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  Killacycle

  It's powered by drill batteries.  This run is
     7.89 s @ 168 MPH  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVv0NVLFPig

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