California in green rush says BBC
The BBC wesbite’s special reports on California’s green revolution say that the state is at the cutting edge of eco-tech. Whilst the American administration has done much to scupper international treaties, the BBC are giving credit where credit’s due. In California venture capitalism is now pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars to fund various clean energy projects, from developing hydrogen fuel cells to turning algae into fuel and creating synthetic fuels through biological engineering.
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The BBC’s Sam Wilson reports from the Miasole solar cell production plant in San Jose. The facility is due to churn out vast rolls of photovoltaic cells that some believe could help put solar power on a par with coal, gas or oil.
“Despite America's "addiction to oil", as President George W Bush put it, and reluctance to take on global warming at a federal level, the country is pushing the boundaries in the search for climate change solutions,” writes Wilson.
California has a good and long track record of taking action on the environment. Tough energy efficiency rules have meant consumption per capita has remained static in California for 30 years, while it has risen by 50% elsewhere in the US.
