How does alternative energy work?

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:

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    I never would have guessed it, but it makes sense. Any country that can convert almost entirely to green energy has freed itself from the oil wars. Jimmy Carter recognized this while he was in office, but of course, no one was listening back then. If we don't need oil, we don't need the middle east. We are then in control of our future.

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I would have thought Brazil.

LarryH54

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.

Elwood

Maybe people in China are smarter than others..?

Phil in the Blank...backandtotheleft

Wow. Good job, China!

Eidelweiss

Brazil is, to the best of my knowledge.

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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.

Rollie

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