Despite Efforts to Suppress, Cleaner Energy Continues Inevitable Rise
Despite Efforts to Suppress, Cleaner Energy Continues Inevitable Rise
Though the fossil fuel industry maintains iron grip, attractiveness of common sense renewables trumps all
- Jon Queally, staff writer
Renewable energy continues to surge, according to new analysis of the 'clean tech' sector, proving that as costs fall and support grows for wind, solar, goethermal and other sustainable alternatives the world can begin to release itself from the fossil fuel paradigm.
Strikingly—though the report by market analysis group Clean Edge saw falling prices and gains by renewables globally—their assessment also noted the sustained attacks on green energy by political forces backed by conservative factions and funded by coal, oil, and gas interests.
"In the U.S., conservative organizations and politicians continue to attack pro-clean energy policies at both the state and federal level," reads the report's introduction. "Numerous groups, most prominently the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), are feeding off election-season rhetoric by ratcheting up efforts to roll back supportive policies such as state-backed renewable portfolio standards (RPS)."
At the state level, RPS requirements support increased production of energy from renewable energy sources by mandating utility companies diversify their production methods.
The rest: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/03/13-0
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