For whatever it is worth, at least the US is not the only country
with stupid (or corrupted) energy policies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/summitNews/idUSL1589672020080115
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL1785522220080118
It's the same old story. Wipe out the renewable industry instead of
increasing petroleum or other taxes. That way the eventual but
inevitably resulting much larger increase in energy prices and energy
shortages will look like they are caused by someone or something
other than the politicians. This leaves them free to enjoy oil
company backing in the mean time. The renewable industry wipe out is
much more effective this way too. Letting the industry grow and then
shocking them into bankruptcy, instead of maintaining an even policy,
teaches innovators and investors a powerful lesson that keeps many
out of the energy business for years.
It is pretty easy to find fault with politicians and lobbyists,
especially where corruption is found to be involved. However, the
real problem is lack of an adequately informed public, a public that
understands what is now happening to them and who should be outraged,
and whom politicians should respect or fear when it comes to harming
renewable energy growth.
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
