As a student at Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, I have been increasingly frustrated as I learn more about our federal government’s inability to show leadership in the development of energy and climate change policies. We are well behind Europe and China in this area, and this may be the first time that out nation is not the international leader of a new industry and its innovation and development.
Federal policies, programs and incentives to create a green/clean tech economy — ones that would lower greenhouse gas emissions, build energy independence and employ hundreds of thousands of people — are largely missing. Certainly, federal stimulus money and incentive programs have, in some cases, helped local governments and communities to build local programs, but much of the creativity, initiative and leadership is being generated locally.
In this course-required blog, I will explore a variety of locally generated programs across the nation that conserve energy or create and use clean, renewable energy. Who generated, funded and implemented these programs? What partners are collaborating to make it successful? Who benefits? Why is it successful? And, finally, is it financially and politically sustainable and replicable in other communities?
This introductory posting launches my first-ever blog. I look forward to sharing what I learn.
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