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Americans want wind energy, but govt support is lacking

An overwhelming majority of Americans support a renewable electricity standard, and wind energy investment in particular

U.S. wind energy popular, but lacks investment – CNET News Candace Lombardi,July 28, 2010 Despite public approval, U.S. wind energy investment is slowing down instead of growing, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

An overwhelming majority of Americans support a renewable electricity standard, and wind energy investment in particular, according to a poll of 600 likely voters conducted in March by Newhouse of Public Opinion Strategies and Bennett, Petts & Normington.

Specifically, 89 percent of Americans said increasing the amount of energy the U.S. gets from wind is a good idea. Broken down by ideology, 84 percent of Republicans, 93 percent of Democrats, and 88 percent of independents support increasing the use of wind energy in the U.S.

But that bipartisan enthusiasm for wind has not translated into real-world investment or public policy, according to a detailed report released this week by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)………..In effect, the U.S. is losing the clean energy manufacturing race to Europe and China, which have firm, long-term renewable energy targets and policy commitments in place,” AWEA said in a statement.

Within the U.S., Texas and California lead in wind energy investment with a cumulative installation of 9,708 megawatts and 2,739 megawatts worth of wind projects, respectively, as of second quarter 2010, according to the AWEA report…..

U.S. wind energy popular, but lacks investment | Green Tech – CNET News

July 29, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA | antinuclear, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, wind