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The First Green Energy Trade War?
If Congress votes to penalize Chinese imports and start a trade war it may have a lot to do with the Democrats’ frustration at their inability to build a homegrown clean energy sector. After all, it would be particularly embarrassing if the companies President Obama has boasted about being “the future” were to go bankrupt. So, because the green stimulus has failed to live up to the hype, and mostly created new jobs abroad, leading Democrats may now think the answer is to restrict imports.
Posted in Currency Markets, Economy, Global Warming Scare Also tagged Asia, China, clean energy, solar, stimulus, undervalued Asian currencies, wind Leave a comment
Update: Bad News for Green Technology