According to the erudite New York Times, China now leads the world in the quest for green energy. In a freakish twist of Fate, the piece speculates that the Red Dragon’s “efforts to dominate renewable energy technologies raise the prospect that the West may someday trade its dependence on oil from the Mideast for a reliance on solar panels, wind turbines and other gear manufactured in China.”
But, of course, such a grandiose scheme comes with a price – “….. renewable energy may be doing more for China’s economy than for the environment. Total power generation in China is on track to pass the United States in 2012 — and most of the added capacity will still be from coal.”
Renewable? Green?
Return to the bottom line – it’s about growth. Endless, energy dependent, cookie cutter growth that fuels more growth, ad infinitum. Regardless of what flag that growth flies under. If that’s the sustainable, renewable, greenie dream we’ve all been hearing about since Al Gore’s cow came home – Welcome to the Dimformation Age!
pass the cheese.
posted by Mudd
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