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How Important is Clean Energy?

Posted August 15, 2010 7:51 AM

According to a new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, China now leads the U.S. in clean energy financing and investment, but the U.S. still maintains its world lead in renewable energy capacity. Clean energy clearly now has the attention of the world's developed nations, but just how important is it on the micro level where you work and live? Have you made changes that make you cleaner and greener? What's worked and what hasn't worked?

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08/15/2010 2:21 PM

I prefer the cheaper is better approach myself but for the most part I just don't believe in the human induced global warming and climate change crap. In the unlikely event should we be solely responsible for it great! Where I am I have far more to benefit from what may come from the highly theoretical changes than where things stand now so tend to do my best to help push the theoretical unlikely human influence force along as rapidly and deliberately as I can!

As far as personal costs most of the time there is not enough money to cover more than what needs to be done so spending more on less or on a more expensive alternative that may not be as compatible or practical serves little purpose for me.

Although do I enjoy doing alternative fuel and energy research and experiments as a hobby it has little to do with my decisions as to what I use as a source of energy. Simply for me cost and practicality of implementation are what drive me to use what I choose to use. Some of those choices may be seen as more environmentally friendly than others but over all its the cost and practicality aspect that is behind my bottom line.

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08/26/2010 2:08 PM

Totally agree. Cost and practicality should be the driving forces behind so-called clean energy. And I imagine those are the primary factors that would compel any business to alter their energy sources or consumption, not marketing considerations.

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