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The U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency industries created jobs for 8.5 million people in 2006, while generating more than a trillion dollars in sales, $100 billion in profits, and $150 billion in increased federal, state, and local government tax revenues, according to a new report from the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The report notes that it's difficult to define the energy efficiency industry, but even focusing on the renewable energy industry, it found 196,000 people directly employed by the industry, a total of 452,000 jobs created, and revenues of $39.2 billion in 2006

Perhaps we would all take him more seriously should he admit that one major reason why wind energy proponents refuse to acknowledge the need for storage is that, without it, the wind industry will sell a whole lot more turbines, especially under current production tax credit subsidies and renewable portfolio mandates.

nd in fact a few weeks ago in Spain we produced more energy from wind than we did from nuclear in one day

What is happening in Germany is that most of the modules that are being installed are coming from China and Japan and so on. So it is a kind of contradiction. So our enemies are using this and saying we are investing our taxes in order to give our money to the Chinese. Even in terms of investment, some investments are not coming from Spanish investors, but from Chinese or Japanese etc. So, unfortunately the situation is quite complex. 

So from October onwards there will be new legislation. So the big barriers in Spain are the new administrative processes, because for a normal citizen it is a nightmare to get a licence. The administrative procedures are absolute nonsense. 

The Minister for Energy, Eamon Ryan and Transport Minister, Noel Dempsey have announced the Government’s plans for a mass fleet of electric vehicles in Ireland. A a target of 10% of all vehicles in Ireland are to be powered by electricity by 2020. Details set out in the Electric Vehicle(EV) Plan: Tax incentives for business wishing to purchase electric vehicles Businesses will be able to write off 100% of the cost against Tax under the Accelerated Capital Allowance Scheme €1 million set aside by Sustainable Energy Ireland for the research and development of vehicles nationally Guidance for individuals who wish to purchase an electric vehicle – the SEI is to publish a “Buyer’s Guide” and a “Cost of Ownership Calculator”

All newly built homes to produce more energy than they consume by 2020. Renovate all existing buildings to save energy. Ban incandescent light bulbs by 2010. Reduce greenhouse-gas emission by 20% by 2020. Increase renewable energy from 9% to 20-25% of total energy consumption by 2020. Bring transport emissions back to 1990 levels. Reduce vehicle speed limits by 10 kilometres per hour. Taxes and incentives to favour clean cars. Shift half of haulage by road to rail and water within 15 years. Develop rail and public transport. Reduce air pollutants quantitatively. Create a national network of "green" corridors and nature reserves. Increase organic farming from 2% to 6% of total acreage production by 2010 and to 20% by 2020. Ecological groups to be stakeholders, like trade unions, in government negotiations. Create a body to review planting of genetically modified crops on a case-by-case basis.