"Dark Days for Green Energy"

[amborin]

"Wind and solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama administration. But because of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is happening: installation of wind and solar power is plummeting...."

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<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/04windsolar.html?_r=1&em>

[blogslut]

1. Which is exactly why we need this stimulus bill

n/t

[amborin]

4. the stimulus bill

has very little provisions for renewable energy development

[blogslut]

6. According to the article you posted

...the green energy entities are hoping that the stimulus bill will kick-start the banks so that they can issue loans again for these projects. Our banks aren't loaning anything to anyone, including green energy projects.

[SmileyRose]

2. Where did T Boone go?

I know he's in it for the profits but I kinda liked those commercials.

[blogslut]

3. grrr

Boone is in it to steal water and exact revenge against a community that turned against him.

[garybeck]

5. tbone pickens is behind the swiftboat ads against kerry

he deserves no praise for any bs crap he comes up with about wind energy.

some of us have been fighting this fight for over 20 years. he jumps on board and all the sudden he's the savior? give me afucking break. tbone pickens can go screw himself and his ads, whether they're about kerry or wind power.