When all is said and done, the final cost of the wars is expected to be over $2.2 trillion. For that amount, all Americans could enjoy sustainable energy.
Germany is leading the world in sustainable energy. They are currently working toward the goal of having 35% of their energy from renewable resources by 2020, and is expected to be at 100% by 2050.
An estimated 66% of Peruvians do not have electricity in their homes. To remedy this, their government recently began a campaign to provide 2 million of its citizens with solar panels at no charge to them. The total cost is just about $200 million.
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Chinese solar panel sales to the EU reached 21 billion euros ($27.9 billion) last year.
ReplyDeleteTheir world wide sales are approaching a hundred billion dollars.
They are the world leaders in this field while our cart is tied to development of the world's leading environmental nightmare, the Alberta tar sands.
Bad planning leads to bad results and unfulfilled expectations.
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