China Is Winning Global Race To Make Clean Energy

Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world's largest maker of wind turbines, has leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels, and is pushing equally hard to build nuclear reactors and the most efficient types of coal power plants. These 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."

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Re:You cannot compare...

[flyneye]

What in the world are you blathering about?
The people high in the "party" will get rich.
The poor in China will stay poor and keep being a labor "commodity".
Nothing on their side of the pond really will change.
If wind power popularizes well enough, the U.S. may end up exporters of energy via grid.
Loads of the out of work labor "commodity" on our side of the pond will be happy to produce the same turbines and solar panels.
Seems like you have a young college students view of world economy. How cute and Democratically correct!
China holds a big chunk of our national debt. It's not only elders the next generation gets to pay for.
This is a very good example of why Social Security ,Income tax and increased social dependence on government since their inception were a baaaaaad idea. We haven't been the wealthy independent citizens in charge of our own outcome either.
Careful, your government approved education is a dead giveaway. Look around there aren't any more Uber rich here than in China. Probably a lot less considering who holds the notes. Clue up. Jeez!

Re:Inaccurate comparison

[TapeCutter]

Orwell was a prophet, a large chunk of the US is already brainwashed. I suppose the "socialist agenda's" your talking about include, the individual's right to clean air and water and the individual's right to get sick without facing bankruptcy.