Solar and Renewables Under Attack

I'm not usually one to go in for conspiracy theories, but there's no doubt that solar and renewables are under political attack right now.

A recent study by Kantar Media concluded that 81% of political attack ads focused on solar and renewable energy. Here's a video from SEIA summarizing the challenges we face.

Here's a disappointing example of the mistruths and distortions being repeated in an example ad by none other than the Romney campaign.

Now the Sierra Club has added an important additional piece of information in a report titled Clean Energy Under Siege (.pdf) that documents the systematic and cynical nature of the attacks. The report provides clear documentation of the concentrated flow of funding behind the efforts from conservative activists. The report is definitely worth a close read by anyone following current political trends.

The reality is that wind and solar are have made historic progress in reducing costs and increasing penetration to the point where both are making real contributions to conventional energy markets. And most experts agree that despite the attacks, our energy future will involve a lot more of both (along with natural gas, of course).

Comments

[solar panels]

Solar energy is always changing as more is more is being discovered. When you are more to used solar panels, you are considered self-sufficient.

[Gnarum, IT solutions for renewables]

Good to see the climate change is gaining more political weight.
The citizens are starting to see climate change is something real, not a simple theory and they are showing proof of concern

[home energy programs]

It's a good thing climate change is one of the major concerns now in politics. Looking forward for the next action.

[Progress Lighting]

I hate those politicians. Don't they understand that we will soon be using this technology after all the fossil fuels are depleted? They should have think about that. Not just money.

[Bookkeepers Caloundra]

Politics always care about personal interests.In these battle for a clean energy, it only shows that either their interests are going to be trampled on the ground.So, they do their best to attack it politically.