China beating us to the punch in clean energy development

[Chemisse]

It was primarily a symbolic gesture. Way back in 1979, in the midst of an energy crisis, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were used to heat water for some White House staffers.

“A generation from now,” said Mr. Carter, “this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people, harnessing the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”

Ronald Reagan had the panels taken down.

Now the Chinese are sprinting past everybody else in the world, including the United States, in the race to develop clean energy.

That we are allowing this to happen is beyond stupid. China is a poor country with nothing comparable to the tremendous research, industrial and economic resources that the U.S. has been blessed with. Yet they’re blowing us away — at least for the moment — in the race to the future.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/opinion/13herbert.html?em&exprod=myyahoo

[dipsydoodle]

1. And what's even funnier

is that they're using your money to do so. :rofl:

[Chemisse]

2. Indeed

And when we purchase our clean energy devises from them someday, they will be laced with environmental toxins, just for shits and grins.

[DCBob]

3. China will always have the edge when it comes to manufacturing anything, green or otherwise..

due to cheap labor.