Slowing down solar

Newsday | Jun. 28, 2008 (Opinion)

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 Justin Michels - Oct. 1, 2008

This article is well-written and poses some important questions for our lawmakers in Congress about the lack of support for renewable energy vs. the continued backing of fossil fuels. If our federal government is serious about establishing energy security, they need to support solar energy; the approach being taken here by the Bureau of Land Management is a clear sign that our leaders are either sellouts or just plain dumb, maybe both. My only complaint is that the author is too fair, he gives these people too much credit and does not expose these half-truths in enough detail.