The renewable energy industry is just a ploy to make us adopt sissy European Socialism. America is all about freedom.
We've tried solar power, it doesn't work and can't compare to the energy from coal and oil. The Sun simply isn't a long term reliable source of energy. It's a waste of time to try and invest in that industry.
I say let other countries waste their time investing in renewable energy, the public's concern for the environment will probably just fade away in the future. Let other countries waste their time investing in auto technology that increases gas mileage. I'm sure the trend of people buying more fuel efficent cars will fade away in the future as well. Then America will be sitting pretty, knowin how smart we were to not get caught up in the hype.
Our tried and try American way of gettin energy doesn't have any environmental impacts, unlike these new sissy "green" industries.