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>Washington is too tainted by vested interests One could say this about both sides of this issue. Clean tech has utilized an enormous amount of lobbying and b
by downandout 11y ago
>Washington is too tainted by vested interests
One could say this about both sides of this issue. Clean tech has utilized an enormous amount of lobbying and been given substantial subsidies as a result - despite the lack of appreciable results.
- beatpanda 11y ago> despite the lack of appreciable results. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_of_photovoltaics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_of_photovoltaics
- downandout 11y agoAnything that is subsidized to the level that solar has been will grow until the subsidies end or are reduced. If pedal power were subsidized in this fashion, not only would the power-generating stationary bike industry explode, but American obesity rates would plummet - right up until the subsidy ended. Solar would continue to grow if it were economically viable on its own. It's getting closer and I hope it gets there. But when I said "appreciable results" I meant the introduction of economically viable alternatives, absent subsidies.
- beatpanda 11y agoWhat would the economic viability of oil look like without the massive subsidies the industry reeceives every year, including the construction of infrastructure that favors transportation predicated on cheap oil over everything else?