President Obama plans to make the USA number 1 in alternative energy. He has his work cut out for him. What country do you think is #1 now? Hint, Don't say the USA. See LINK:

I would have thought Brazil.

First, the link is to an article written by John Doerr, an expert at propaganda intended to financially benefit himself and his firm, by advocating governement subsidy (just as he did with stem cell research). Second, "alternative" energy is like "alternative" music. It is whatever you think it is. If you want to talk about non-carbon electricity generation, the US is #2, behind France, which is number 1 in terms of its total energy production percentage being from non-carbon sources. What makes the US #2 is its high percentage from hydro, combined with 18-20% from nuclear. Third, If Obama had any desire to make is #1 in cost-effective clean energy, he would be pushing for nuclear power deployment, not cost-ineffective "feel-good" energy boondoggles like solar and wind.

Maybe people in China are smarter than others..?

Wow. Good job, China!

Brazil is, to the best of my knowledge.

I would have guessed Holland or some other European country. But China? I guess if they are planning for complete industrialization, etc. they know in the beginning that there isn't enough fossil fuels left to really get it done.