Thursday, April 24, 2014

Renewable Energy May Help Ukraine Abandon Russian Gas

This is a great way to see energy as key to building long-term stability across a nation's economy.   Despite Ukraine's obvious political turmoil, they are smartly focused on future energy independence with significant investments in clean energy.  Those investments will bring jobs, money, commerce back home and will give them material control over their future energy supplies and costs.

These same investments make sense for every person, city, nation.  In the US it brings to mind the 40b needed to prop up our existing grids and delivery systems to carry and produce future country energy needs.  Yet, if that money was pumped into renewable energy, the US would be running--humming--on 80% clean energy--and not sending money overseas, and jobs--within 40 years.  Which scenario is more attractive?

Let's follow the Ukraine's example and get smart despite short-term pressures:

Vladislav Vorotnikov, International Correspondent
April 21, 2014



 "Despite political instability and economical problems, Ukraine is pursuing the development of renewable energy in order to reduce dependence on gas supplies and economic pressures from Russia.

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