Comments on: America Isn’t Always #1 (Future360 Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/#comment-152552 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48808#comment-152552 ha, true. :D

]]> By: Edward Kerr http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/#comment-152383 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48808#comment-152383 When it comes to people incarcerated and military spending we are #1 by a mile.

]]> By: Ivor O'Connor http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/#comment-152305 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:47:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48808#comment-152305 “Here are some sobering facts: China gets 15% of its energy from renewables, where we only get 8%; Israel ranks higher than the US on the Global Cleantech Innovation Index; Brazil is kicking our butt with biofuel production; and even Finland is out innovating us with green design.”

I call BS!

We may not be #1 but China does not get 15% of its energy from renewable.
Brazil is kicking its own butt by doing biofuel. (And hurting the rest of the planet too.)
What is innovation? Bah humbug!

Measurements should be based on three categories. The percentage of energy supplied via solar, via wind, and the percentage of our long distance power lines using HVDC. I’d say we are certainly not number one but we are still in the top 10.

]]> By: Ross Chandler http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/#comment-152297 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48808#comment-152297 Come on America. Do better. While you’re well down the rankings for most things except for the bad stuff the rest of the world still needs you. I’ll let the unqualified claims that you invented flight and light pass.

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