From China With News:
In alternative energy, a new China Syndrome, David Sarasohn, The Oregonian, June 5th, 2009
...As Oregon prides itself on its alternative energy efforts, there may be some people ahead of us.
In fact, there may be a billion and a half people ahead of us.
China, Blumenauer told the editorial board of The Oregonian Friday, is now spending $200 billion on alternative energy. He rode a high-speed train from Beijing to the coast, covering 80 miles in 29 minutes, a system the Chinese want to expand all over their country.
"We visited an amazing facility doing thin-film photovoltaic systems," a form of solar power, he reported. "On the windows of buildings, they not only generate enough energy to power the building, they have power left over."
The system is not only powerful but ironic; it's being developed by DuPont, an American company, but the development center is in Hong Kong and the factory is in China.
"We're going to end up," Blumenauer warned, "buying our own technology back from China and Europe."...
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