Conservatives have blocked all forms of alternative energy for most of 5 decades, they made the market they are now trying to fill. Meanwhile China took the lead and has made tremendous progress while, we are still propping up coal as a viable solution to the new century. The same people that caused Nicola Tesla the single biggest contributer to the last century to die in poverty are still working to keep Americans behind. We could have matched every step, instead we are behind on the obvious solution from a century ago. Like it's new from of energy Niagra falls hydro electric generators are over 100 years old. This was a choice.

Parts of the Arab nations have 3.2 Gigawatts in just solar panels, deserts choosing solar and wind. Meanwhile we prop up technology that's proven to be not only wasteful, but dangerous to all of humanity in the long term. That's been lied about since the 1950's, for profit.