tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post3086238193340131228..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-27614110497085366132012-03-23T00:39:40.303-04:002012-03-23T00:39:40.303-04:00The Wikipedia page I refer to notes that China'...<i>The Wikipedia page I refer to notes that China's wind power production trails the U.S., Germany and Spain </i><br /><br />Yup... in 2008. That's where the whole "growth" thing comes in. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China<br /><br />"In 2010, China became the largest wind energy provider worldwide, with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-48001025580802250552012-03-22T20:55:38.033-04:002012-03-22T20:55:38.033-04:00Uh-huh. I'm sure investors would flock to sol...Uh-huh. I'm sure investors would flock to solar if only the government would stop bickering.<br /><br />The Wikipedia page I refer to notes that China's wind power production trails the U.S., Germany and Spain and that it accounts for 12 GW of energy, which is about 5% of the hydroelectric total energy. Those aspirational numbers are impressive, though. I similarly plan to lose 20 Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-39340754717775652902012-03-22T20:40:25.430-04:002012-03-22T20:40:25.430-04:00Sorry, that isn't my explanation. It's th...Sorry, that isn't my explanation. It's theirs. But what investors say out loud and especially what they do with their actual money is probably just some kind of trick. Stay vigilant!<br /><br />Your Wikipedia research ignores wind and nuclear; China already has the highest installed wind power capacity in the world and has plans to vastly increase it. The city of Jiuquan alone alreadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-27251228482762587032012-03-22T19:39:46.583-04:002012-03-22T19:39:46.583-04:00What were we talking about? Oh yeah, about how eve...What were we talking about? Oh yeah, about how everybody hates Obamacare.<br /><br />But back to our diversion: I checked Wikipedia and almost all the "renewable" energy accounting for China's green-GDP is from hydroelectric sources. Solar power is an asterisk. It's pretty much the same in America, except subsidy-free biofuels are falling out of favor.<br /><br />As for why Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-4281936398047256792012-03-21T22:00:54.169-04:002012-03-21T22:00:54.169-04:00Yes, it does. The average increase in renewable e...Yes, it does. The average increase in renewable energy investment, year to year to year, has been *higher* than the annual increases in China's GDP over the same period. New energy has lifted China's GDP more than the GDP has lifted new energy. <br /><br />Renewable energy investment alone now accounts for about 2% of China's GDP. They're going "all in" on the Rand Paul McNallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-12964491583855927292012-03-21T20:43:16.647-04:002012-03-21T20:43:16.647-04:00"Both countries also outpace the U.S. in attr..."Both countries also outpace the U.S. in attracting private financing for renewable energy, in large part because they don't treat it as a partisan issue."<br /><br />Really? Business people are eschewing renewable energy just out of politics? They're missing out on a big opportunity like Solyndra, Ener1, Fisker Karma, or Evergreen Solar? The fools!<br /><br />As for China, itErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-74450285409955374112012-03-21T20:13:28.314-04:002012-03-21T20:13:28.314-04:00In totally related news, China's investments i...In totally related news, China's investments in green technology is now outpacing their GDP. They're already the nation with the largest amount of government subsidies for renewable energy projects, because they've taken a longterm interest in their future energy security. Feel free to ignore this the next time you complain about borrowing from the Chinese.<br /><br />The #2 nation Rand Paul McNallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-12542990446174477932012-03-21T19:21:30.940-04:002012-03-21T19:21:30.940-04:00I don't know why Ryan's wasting his time w...I don't know why Ryan's wasting his time with a policy that's unpopular, irrational, and fiscally unsound.<br /><br />In unrelated news, Obama visited a solar panel factory today.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-39391198822158794522012-03-21T08:03:15.984-04:002012-03-21T08:03:15.984-04:00Marty: Hey, hey, I've seen this one. This is...Marty: Hey, hey, I've seen this one. This is a classic. This is the part where you give the rich people free money, and then it's supposed to trickle down and jumpstart the economy. But the big joke is... it doesn't! <br /><br />Milton: What do you mean, you've seen this? The Roadmap is brand new. <br /><br />Marty: Yeah, well, I can see it's a.... rerun. <br /><br />Calvin Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-41997612352483572892012-03-19T21:20:46.288-04:002012-03-19T21:20:46.288-04:00Time travel won't change the fact that America...Time travel won't change the fact that Americans don't want to be forced to buy something. It's a fact two years ago, now, two hundred years hence.<br /><br />Nice try, Biff.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-19298379466112717972012-03-19T20:03:02.968-04:002012-03-19T20:03:02.968-04:00Retrospection on an individual mandate that begins...Retrospection on an individual mandate that begins in 2014, but too early to pre-judge the math equation in the "Roadmap"? Better adjust your flux capacitor, McFly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-4711518693074315522012-03-19T18:40:25.609-04:002012-03-19T18:40:25.609-04:00I hear Eddie Murphy's movie stinks too!
In ot...I hear Eddie Murphy's movie stinks too!<br /><br />In other news, ABC/WashPost is reporting that two-thirds of Americans want the individual mandate or Obamacare as a whole repealed. But then I guess two years of retrospection is not enough. Let's pre-judge Ryan's plan instead.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-90982172019776215792012-03-19T16:08:53.679-04:002012-03-19T16:08:53.679-04:00[i]"The more they know, the more they'll ...[i]"The more they know, the more they'll like it" isn't happening[/i]<br /><br />Too bad it can't be a beloved sensation, like that snazzy Paul Ryan Roadmap For America's Future. His videos have captured so few hearts, he may as well dump all cardiology coverage, too. But the more the voters learn about killing Medicare, hiking middle class taxes while cutting taxes Can't believe "death panels" aren't polling betternoreply@blogger.com