Tilting at Wind Turbines: Should the Government Subsidize Renewable Energy?
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GoogleSwitching from conventional sources of electricity like coal and
natural gas to renewables like wind and solar, our elected leaders
tell us, will reduce pollution, advance renewable technology and
spark a green jobs revolution.
Is renewable energy really a green pathway to a brighter economic
future? Or is it nothing more than a heavily subsidized impossible
dream?
To learn more, we spoke with Cal State Fullerton economist Robert
Michaels and Mark Tholke, an executive at enXco.
Approximately 6.5 minutes.
Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning.
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