just look at the numbers!
Sue Me -- I am a couple of days behind when it comes to reading my Wall Street Journal (WSJ). On Wednesday April 18, 2007, the WSJ published an article an article entitled “Clean-Energy Firms Make a Pitch to Asia: U.S. Trade Mission Aims to Capitalize on Growing Commitment in China, India” (Page A9). I was thinking about summarizing this article but I find that my summary would likely be biased and controversial in-and-of-itself. To anyone interested in international energy policy I would strongly suggest a careful reading of this article.
I am now going to address the issues I take with the matters that are described in the article. Following the recent Supreme Court decision President Bush made it quite clear that we will not do anything that China or India will not do. The graph whose title is “Front-Burner Issue” and whose caption reads “American renewable-energy companies hope to turn profits while helping China and India reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Primary energy supply by type for 2004, in millions of metric tons of oil equivalent” (Spencer 2007) depicts a clear picture of what is happening elsewhere and what is NOT happening in the United States. China and India’s total energy usage are recorded at 1,609.9 and 572.7 respectively; their renewable energy usage values are recorded at 250.9 and 222.0 respectively. The United States on the other hand energy usage equals a total of 2,324.9 total and our renewable value is only 105.3. These numbers make for quick calculations – even my two-year-old Verizon cellular phone can compute these numbers! China and India use 15.6 percent and 38.8 percent renewable energy respectively, whereas the United States uses a measly 6.5 percent renewables. If we are not going to do what India and China won’t, can we please do what they are doing or have done?
Reference: Spencer, Jane. Clean-Energy Firms Make Pitch to Asia: U.S. Trade Mission Aims to Capitalize on Growing Commitment in China, India. The Wall Street Journal: Wednesday April 18, 2007.
I am now going to address the issues I take with the matters that are described in the article. Following the recent Supreme Court decision President Bush made it quite clear that we will not do anything that China or India will not do. The graph whose title is “Front-Burner Issue” and whose caption reads “American renewable-energy companies hope to turn profits while helping China and India reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Primary energy supply by type for 2004, in millions of metric tons of oil equivalent” (Spencer 2007) depicts a clear picture of what is happening elsewhere and what is NOT happening in the United States. China and India’s total energy usage are recorded at 1,609.9 and 572.7 respectively; their renewable energy usage values are recorded at 250.9 and 222.0 respectively. The United States on the other hand energy usage equals a total of 2,324.9 total and our renewable value is only 105.3. These numbers make for quick calculations – even my two-year-old Verizon cellular phone can compute these numbers! China and India use 15.6 percent and 38.8 percent renewable energy respectively, whereas the United States uses a measly 6.5 percent renewables. If we are not going to do what India and China won’t, can we please do what they are doing or have done?
Reference: Spencer, Jane. Clean-Energy Firms Make Pitch to Asia: U.S. Trade Mission Aims to Capitalize on Growing Commitment in China, India. The Wall Street Journal: Wednesday April 18, 2007.
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