America is losing ground to both China and India in research and high-tech manufacturing, a fact that endangers the nation’s position in the world, according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
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The Future of American Energy
If the United States is ever going to bring about an economic recovery it is going to need energy to support new growth. American per capita energy consumption is by far the highest in the world and demand is only going to increase as time goes on. The challenge facing the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs is how to supply energy to meet a growing demand without forsaking the environment in which we live and upon which we depend for our survival.
The Real Cost of Gasoline
WASHINGTON – The American people are up in arms, rightly so, about the ever-increasing cost of gasoline in this country. In these tough economic times most people find themselves worrying more about how they will make it to the next fill-up. According to CNNMoney.com, the price of gas nationwide now stands above $4 per gallon. Americans should not expect that to change any time in the near future.
Green Technologies Creating Jobs in Other Nations
While officials insist that the ‘green revolution’ will spur domestic manufacturing and help end our foreign oil dependence, we are actually importing more and more necessary components, creating a foreign part dependency.
