Study: National Renewables Mandate Could Help Make U.S. Competitive with China
source: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100205/study-national-renewables-mandate-could-help-make-u-s-...
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A federal mandate for renewable electricity could ensure U.S. competitiveness with China on clean fuels and create thousands of home-grown jobs by wooing manufacturers that have been turned off by America's unsteady support for the industry, according to a new study commissioned by an alliance of 19 energy firms and trade groups.
"China is absolutely killing us," said Don Furman, a senior vice president for wind energy company Iberdrola Renewables, a member of the RES alliance.
"America owned this industry 20 years ago," he told reporters. "And we have given it away because we haven't had a coherent national policy supporting renewables."
A renewable electricity standard (RES) would force utilities to get more renewable power on the grid. Here's how ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100205/study-national-renewables-mandate-could-he...
"China is absolutely killing us," said Don Furman, a senior vice president for wind energy company Iberdrola Renewables, a member of the RES alliance.
"America owned this industry 20 years ago," he told reporters. "And we have given it away because we haven't had a coherent national policy supporting renewables."
A renewable electricity standard (RES) would force utilities to get more renewable power on the grid. Here's how ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100205/study-national-renewables-mandate-could-he...
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