Ecological Patriotism

France is doubling their domestic solar energy target in an 'Ecological Patriotism' campaign, while the U.S. ignores the rest of the world and continues to guzzle energy!

This shouldn't be a political issue in the US, yet it is as it robs our wallets and shortchanges our future.


The US is by far the world's greatest user of energy per capita in the world. Each American uses about 87,000 kilowatt-hours per year – that is twice as much as the European Union (EU), the next closest consumer!

From: Energy Trends that Matter for Investors
[link contains some revealing charts and projections]

France Doubles Solar Energy Target, Seeks to Promote European Equipment

By Tara Patel, Bloomberg
January 8, 2013

 

PARIS -- France has doubled its target for new solar projects to at least 1,000 megawatts in 2013, helping spur use of European equipment, Energy Minister Delphine Batho said.

 

France had about 4,000 megawatts of installed solar capacity connected to the grid at the end of September, up from 2,950 megawatts at the end of 2011, according to the statement.

 

From:

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/01/france-doubles-solar-energy-target-seeks-to-promote-european-equipment?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-January9-2013