Technology Solutions: In Support of a Clean Energy Economy
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | Written by Gene Quinn | 2 comments|
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Economic Development Administration (EDA), along with the Clean Energy Group (CEG) and the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, hosted a clean energy policy conference Monday, September 19, 2011, at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Va.
In the wake of the Solyndra scandal many will likely insert their own joke here and marginalize the importance of clean energy solutions. While it is no doubt important to investigate to see whether there was any impropriety involved in the $535 million loan guarantee given to Solyndra, we cannot afford one scandal, no matter how damaging it may be, to deter the U.S. from pursuing alternative energy solutions. I fear the true legacy of the Solyndra scandal may be to frustrate well meaning and critically important attempts to pursue a clean, green energy economy. CNET and Politico are respectively reporting that the Solyndra fallout is hurting other solar companies and the Obama green agenda. We cannot afford to allow this debacle to negatively influence our rightful pursuit of better, cleaner, greener technologies.
