Reply #69: A lot of "utterly ethical, honest, and competent" people have become

[jpak]

early adopters of renewables here in the US.

There are more than 220,000 US homes equipped with PV arrays and thousands more with solar hot water heaters, small wind turbines or passive solar designs.

They have managed their energy future pretty well without a centralized authority telling them what to do or how to spend their money.

...and I'm always amused when "Ownership Society" Republicans oppose tax beaks for homeowners who actually buy renewable energy technologies for their own homes.

Finally, renewables always have a positive net-energy return (and they are entirely recyclable) - don't see a problem there...