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**JonatonM** · 04-20-2009, 05:17 PM

Well, what you say actually reinforces the article. China isn't doing solar because they are concerned about global warming, but because of tangible air quality.

Does it matter why they're doing it if it achieves the same end result?

All I'm saying is that many people are saying that market forces are such that poorer nations will continue to prefer and to use cheap(er) fossil fuels. But they seem to forget that the same market forces and people also demand to breathe cleaner air just as soon as they are able to afford it. Who doesn't want clean air and clean water?! The idea, then, should be for America to be the supplier of cheap(er) and clean(er) energy technologies to the world and in the process create jobs for its own well-being. It's not going to be easy, but at least you've got big governments wanting to play ball with at least changing their energy mix.

04-20-2009, 05:17 PM	#4
JonatonM Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	Well, what you say actually reinforces the article. China isn't doing solar because they are concerned about global warming, but because of tangible air quality. Does it matter why they're doing it if it achieves the same end result? All I'm saying is that many people are saying that market forces are such that poorer nations will continue to prefer and to use cheap(er) fossil fuels. But they seem to forget that the same market forces and people also demand to breathe cleaner air just as soon as they are able to afford it. Who doesn't want clean air and clean water?! The idea, then, should be for America to be the supplier of cheap(er) and clean(er) energy technologies to the world and in the process create jobs for its own well-being. It's not going to be easy, but at least you've got big governments wanting to play ball with at least changing their energy mix.
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