Slowing down solar

Solar energy developers and some environmentalists suggest the move smacks of heel dragging. They question the eagerness to slow down solar development while demand is accelerating. After all, the conventional energy industries seem to be taking a distinctly more cavalier approach to their development, as they press Congress for unprecedented access to natural resources on the outer continental shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Though solar ... Full Story »

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by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008

This article raises political questions about the Federal decision to stop granting new solar permits on federal land. What I have not seen is why the media is so slow to report this story, when the announcement came last month. I would also like to see a comparison of U.S. v.s. European policy, given the threat of some U.S. comanies to build in Europe instead.

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