Why Is the US So Ineffective in Cleantech?
When I wrote the other day: “Every day we read about the global dominance that China is achieving in cleantech, and wish the US could get on the stick as well,” a well-meaning reader wrote back: “It makes you sad and it makes you furious at the shortsightedness and hypocrisy of the people we elect.”
Personally, I don’t blame the people, but the system that selects them. Put another way, shortsighted and hypocritical people are the only ones who will fit into “leadership” positions in what’s left of our “democracy.” Just like you don’t expect to find midgets playing professional basketball or leg-amputees on “Dancing with the Stars,” don’t look for honesty and decency in government. Apple trees don’t produce tangerines.
Until we remove the corruptive elements of our election processes, we’re doomed to an eternity of “leadership” by people like the ones who grace our evening news reports. I hope you’ll check out MoveToAmend.org and get involved.
Btw, here’s a radio interview I did with MoveToAmend’s David Cobb. If you get the chance to catch him on one of his speaking tours, I urge you to grab the opportunity; he’s one of the most articulate and powerful speakers you’ll ever find. He ran for US president in 2004, so I suppose he’s had some practice.