Tilting at Wind Turbines: Should the Government Subsidize Renewable Energy?
Switching 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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