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Consumers apparently don’t want to spend money on a solar energy system when the economy is bad.

Maybe wind energy isn't really "free"?: London Array wind farm developers seek bailout | Business | guardian.co.uk

European Investment Bank asked to guarantee project to build world's largest offshore wind farm after credit crunch and collapse in energy prices scare off backers

Instead of drilling, Obama tilts at green windmills

No credible studies support claims that the U.S. can quickly replace oil, gas, and nuclear energy with even the most heavily subsidized alternative energy sources. That effort will require at least another two decades. We should develop all available energy resources, to be sure. But in the meantime, instead of tilting at windmills and continuing to buy 70 percent of our oil from foreign nations, let’s develop our own natural energy resources and keep our money and jobs here in America. [Via The Chilling Effect]

Turning Up the Heat on Outdoor Heaters - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Whether or not that’s true, it seems certain that in these austere times, the devices will continue to attract the attention of conservationists. As it happens, while visiting London’s ultramodern financial district in Canary Wharf Tuesday evening, I caught a glimpse of the outdoor terrace of a popular restaurant chain. It was glowing red, with several of these outdoor heaters hanging from the corners of the umbrellas.

March '07: FOXNews.com - Al Gore's Inconvenient Electric Bill - Opinion

Gore’s heated pool house alone uses more than $500 in electricity every month.