Comments on: Asia Light Years Ahead of the US in Clean Tech Investment — Financial and Economic Consequences http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elemental LED staff http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-8310 Elemental LED staff Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:17:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-8310 It's too bad that the U.S. didn't use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the '70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon! And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so. It’s too bad that the U.S. didn’t use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the ’70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon!

And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so.

]]> By: Elemental LED staff http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-25099 Elemental LED staff Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-25099 It's too bad that the U.S. didn't use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the '70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon! And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so. It’s too bad that the U.S. didn’t use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the ’70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon!

And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so.

]]> By: Elemental LED staff http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-25100 Elemental LED staff Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-25100 It's too bad that the U.S. didn't use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the '70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon! And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so. It’s too bad that the U.S. didn’t use the opportunity of the energy crisis of the ’70s, the birth of solar technology, and the budding green movement of the time as a starting point for real investment and action in sustainable technologies, instead of waiting until nearly 40 years later. And this was after we sent humans to the moon!

And surprising that more U.S. companies are not seeing the opportunities for profit that exist in developing new forms of energy, even though many seem to have the capital to do so.

]]> By: Karl http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-8309 Karl Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:49:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-8309 Joe, that's an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he's an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he's actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn't saying much but for this generation there really isn't a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record. Joe, that’s an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he’s an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he’s actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn’t saying much but for this generation there really isn’t a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record.

]]> By: Karl http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-25097 Karl Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-25097 Joe, that's an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he's an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he's actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn't saying much but for this generation there really isn't a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record. Joe, that’s an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he’s an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he’s actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn’t saying much but for this generation there really isn’t a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record.

]]> By: Karl http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-25098 Karl Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-25098 Joe, that's an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he's an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he's actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn't saying much but for this generation there really isn't a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record. Joe, that’s an awful lot of anger you have there. Perhaps you want to clarify how he’s an illegitimate president? Seems to me he won by a clear margin and has pretty good public support despite the magnitude of troubles he was and still is faced with. Politics aside, despite what you might have heard from whatever news source you read/listen to, between new fuel efficiency standards, a record increase in alternative energy funding and assembly of a green team he’s actually well on track to becoming a very green president. Considering how little Reagan, Bush I and even Clinton did for the environment that isn’t saying much but for this generation there really isn’t a comparison. Your anger clearly goes beyond his green record.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-8308 Zachary Shahan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:38:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-8308 Joe, i'm aware of those accomplishments. i said in decades, "maybe ever." we are yet to see what he actually accomplishes. but he is off to a fairly good start, at least (i have my criticisms, too, but he is doing more than any president in ages, for sure) Joe, i’m aware of those accomplishments. i said in decades, “maybe ever.” we are yet to see what he actually accomplishes. but he is off to a fairly good start, at least (i have my criticisms, too, but he is doing more than any president in ages, for sure)

]]> By: Joe http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-8307 Joe Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:10:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-8307 "greenest president ever"? You obviously no NOTHING about US history, Such as it was T. Roosevelt that created the National Parks System and R. Nixon who created the EPA. J Carter put solar panels on the white house. King oumgbama is all PR and BS. He won't finish out his phony term illegitimate term. “greenest president ever”?

You obviously no NOTHING about US history,

Such as it was T. Roosevelt that created the National Parks System and R. Nixon who created the EPA. J Carter put solar panels on the white house.

King oumgbama is all PR and BS. He won’t finish out his phony term illegitimate term.

]]> By: Joe http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-25096 Joe Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-25096 "greenest president ever"? You obviously no NOTHING about US history, Such as it was T. Roosevelt that created the National Parks System and R. Nixon who created the EPA. J Carter put solar panels on the white house. King oumgbama is all PR and BS. He won't finish out his phony term illegitimate term. “greenest president ever”?

You obviously no NOTHING about US history,

Such as it was T. Roosevelt that created the National Parks System and R. Nixon who created the EPA. J Carter put solar panels on the white house.

King oumgbama is all PR and BS. He won’t finish out his phony term illegitimate term.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/20/asia-light-years-ahead-of-the-us-in-clean-tech-investment-financial-and-economic-consequences/#comment-8306 Zachary Shahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3991#comment-8306 The per person investment is a fine thing to bring up, Jared, but i think more appropriate in this context is what i put in the article (per GDP). I agree with you about being cautious with investment, because there is the possibility of a "bubble" anytime there is a lot of investment growth. however, as Karl went on to discuss, there are a lot of benefits to being ahead of the game. overall, the US seems on track to lose its competitive advantage in the global marketplace (in many arenas, but especially this one). as the report said somewhere in there (maybe the end?), the US has fallen behind on other issues (i.e. space exploration) and then come from behind to take the lead, but i dont think this is actually a strategy or what it looks like it is doing here. we will see, though. The per person investment is a fine thing to bring up, Jared, but i think more appropriate in this context is what i put in the article (per GDP).

I agree with you about being cautious with investment, because there is the possibility of a “bubble” anytime there is a lot of investment growth. however, as Karl went on to discuss, there are a lot of benefits to being ahead of the game.

overall, the US seems on track to lose its competitive advantage in the global marketplace (in many arenas, but especially this one). as the report said somewhere in there (maybe the end?), the US has fallen behind on other issues (i.e. space exploration) and then come from behind to take the lead, but i dont think this is actually a strategy or what it looks like it is doing here. we will see, though.

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