Thursday, September 9, 2010

China's Clean Energy

In relation to Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat, & Crowded, this seems like an interesting approach to his idea of "Code Green".
The filing, by the 850,000-member United Steelworkers union, accuses China of violating the World Trade Organization’s free-trade rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment like solar panels and wind turbines. Through its policies, fair or otherwise, China has helped turn its makers of that equipment into the global leaders, while manufacturers in the United States and Europe have struggled financially, cut jobs and in some cases moved operations to China.
I believe that even though China is in violation of the World Trade Organization's rules, this would be a great thing to capitalize on, especially if it can be used to help the energy problems of the world. 

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