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Are America’s Fears of a Greentech Race with China Unfounded?

By Yale Environment 360 on February 22, 2010 16 Comments Asia Studies, Beijing, Boeing, Charles McElwee, Charles Schumer, China, China Dialogue, China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy, Christina Larson, clean locomotives, clean technology, ClimateWorks, commercial espionage, competition, Council on Foreign Relations, detroit, domestic airline industry, Elizabeth Economy, Energy Secretary, environmental, factories, global demand, green China, green collar jobs, green jobs, green metro cars, green tech, green technology, greentech, installation, Intellectual property rights, jobs, Keith Bradsher, Kevin Czinger, Linden Ellis, Made in China, maintenance, Middle East, New York Times, renewable energy, Retrofit, Richard Brubaker, sales, solar cells, solar panel exports grow, solar panels, State High-Tech Development Plan, Steven Chu, Texas, The River Runs Black, Thomas Friedman, USSR, wind farm, wind turbine, Wuxi

Are America’s Fears of a Greentech Race with China Unfounded?

There has been growing talk about a clean-tech race between China and the U.S., often cast in ominous tones. But the quest to develop and implement renewable energy can be one where both nations win.

Majority Favors Clean Energy Bill and Wants Senate to Take Action

By Tracey de Morsella on August 12, 2009 3 Comments American Clean Energy and Security Act, American energy policy, American job market, building codes, clean energy, clean energy jobs, Congress, conserve energy, Democrats, dependency on foreign oil, down economy, electric power companies to, energy efficiency plan, factories, global warming, global warming plan, greenhouse gases, House of Representatives, Independents, job creation, job growth, new appliance standards, power plants, promote clean energy, renewable energy sources, republicans, Sam Rodgers, Senate, solar;, Voters, wind

A majority of likely voters – 71% – favors the American Clean Energy and Security Act recently passed by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds (67%) believe Congress is either doing the right amount (22%) or should be doing more (45%) to address global warming, new Zogby International telephone poll shows. Just 28% believe that Congress is doing too much.