Hope For The Planet

The warming trend has made the problem of global warming more visible.  Thirteen of the warmest years in the history of our planet have recorded in the last 14 years.  Record temperatures in much of the US, and the drought in large parts of the country, have also increased awareness. It has been politically difficult to pass legislation that would increase the price of energy produced by coal and oil,  but the supply of natural gas has increased, and the price of natural gas has fallen dramatically.  The volume of clean energy from the sun, and from wind, has grown faster than many had predicted.  This has been encouraged by government subsidies which are expiring.  This article makes the case for government subsidies to promote new clean energy technologies as the best way to save the planet.