A government initiative that could be effective

Following is a news that I got this very morning :
China promises solar power subsidies in effort to develop clean energy industry
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090722/business/as_china_solar_power
In light of yesterday’s discussion where Jian was proposing government’s deep pocket could be effective to which I argued against. But I think I was looking at the picture from the points of views [...]

Googleplex goes solar

Google recently installed 8300 solar panels on roof tops of eight buildings and solar carports at headquarters office in Mountain View, California. Google has set a goal of creating 50 megawatts of new renewable energy-generating capacity by 2012. This 1.6 megawatt (MW) solar panel installation generates 30% of the peak power necessary to fuel the [...]

Governments as Leaders

Over the last week I have definately become increasingly supportive of direct governmnet intervention as a means of improving the level of sustainable developments across industry sectors and society. The Irish government has already demonstrated how real change can be encouraged through the use of education, awareness campaigns and financial incentives. I believe [...]