Green Inc. at the New York Times tells us that cheaper renewable energy is a bad thing
Because it's coming from China. To be fair, they are careful not to explicitly pass judgment on the situation. But still. Here's the story and the money quote: These [China's] efforts to dominate renewable energy technologies raise the prospect that the West may someday trade its dependence on oil from the Mideast for a reliance on solar panels, wind turbines and other gear manufactured in China. Anyone over at Green Inc. see the difference between buying oil and buying capital equipment used to make energy from the wind and sun? Actually, forget that difference. Anyone over at Green Inc. think that we would be better off without Mideastern oil? It would be nice if the folks over at Green Inc. would provide at least a hint that they understand the basic gains from trade and then explain that to their readers. It gets worse: “Most of the energy equipment will carry a brass plate, ‘Made in China,’ ” said K. K. Chan... President Obama , in his State of the Uni