Green China

Bruce Usher writes that China is thus far ahead of the U.S. in developing clean technology. But with swift action America can still win.

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May 7, 2010

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Bruce Usher writes that the United States “is missing a key ingredient in shaping an effective clean-tech policy: the political will to encourage the innovation, manufacturing and investment necessary to bring these new technologies to market.” He thinks that the longer the U.S. drags its feet on clean-tech, the further ahead China will get.

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