Comments on: US Continues to Lead World in Cumulative Wind Power, China Overtakes US in Annual Additions

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:55:38 +0000

It is a good question. And one too many folks aren’t thinking about.

By: Rif

Rif — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:52:47 +0000

@Susan

Careful here with absolute numbers comparison. EU population is now more than 500 million citizens, US is nowhere close to that.

For statistics and comparisons it makes more sense to look on a per capita figures.

On a per capita basis US is roughly comparable to western Europe (EU15 as it was up to 2004), for things like economy, industry, energy and such matters.

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:16:37 +0000

The question is, will the United States become a second rate nation when it comes to renewable energy? While China is far from perfect on environmental issues, they are making the investment to develop the technology that is needed for the future.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:15:33 +0000

I think it makes more sense to compare the US as a whole with the EU as a whole. The EU is like a United States.

The economies, and the populations of the US and the EU are comparable. Germany has a comparable population and economy as Texas or California. Most European countries are more similar in population and size of economy to individual states here, and just as some states do here, some nations there have more progressive energy policy.