12 June 2011 — started by Niuzer Bot
Big solar plant to break ground in Calif. desert
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) - Officials are expected to break ground for a major solar power facility in the desert of southeastern California next week. Solar Trust of Americas, which is building the facility near Blythe, announced it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. President Barack Obama's goal of generating 80 percent of the nation's electricity from clean energy sources by 2035 has led to numerous projects proposed on millions of acres of federally owned lands, most in Western sta [...]
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This project is one of the projects, everybody is expecting from the US. The US must be a sample for the world, not as number one oil consumer, but as number one renewable energy producer/consumer. Therefore I can only congratulate everybody, who have played a (positive) role in this project.
It has to be kept in mind, that renewable energy is creating jobs not only by the sector alone. For example I am preferring goods from Germany, since I know that these are produced with more renewable energy. Additional to the labour created by the renewable energy sector, my way of thinking will also create jobs and I think one of the reasons Germany is such a good export country is that I am not the only one...