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Who Will Sail Ahead in Wind Power Race?
For an indication of whether China or the U.S. will lead the way in alternative energy capacity like windmills, it helps to check which way the wind is blowing – in Washington.
Last year China pulled ahead of the U.S. in installed wind power generating capacity, holding a margin of about 4%, according to figures published this month by industry associations in each country.
Policies in Washington may dictate how long China’s reign sustains. President Barack Obama is widely expected to ask Congress to fund renewable energy programs during this week’s State of the Union address. A significant, and consistent, push from Washington to support renewables—a major portion of which would inevitably come from wind–could be enough to erase China’s slim lead.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/25/us-china-who-will-sail-ahead-in-wind-power-race/?mod=rss_WSJBlog&mod=chinablog
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