More foolishness from energy secretary Steven Chu

DES MOINES, Iowa - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday that Iowa will get $16 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, an amount that likely will grow to $40 million as the state ramps up its efforts.
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"I want to shove this money out the door as quickly as possible," Chu said at a news conference with Gov. Chet Culver and U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, both Democrats.

Chu said Iowa is among the first states to receive the energy money. He planned to travel to Michigan later Monday to make a similar announcement.
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"We are well on the way to making Iowa the alternative energy capital of the United States," the governor said. "We're trying to be very creative in pushing forward. This money will really help us achieve our very, very ambitious goals."
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"Energy efficiency is a very big deal," said Chu, who warned of increased flooding coupled with drought as temperatures increase.
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For the longer term, [Chu] said, automakers should consider making relatively minor modifications in new cars that allow them to operate on 85 percent ethanol.

UN chief: New climate change deal must be fair

In short, we live in a world of opportunity.

However, all these ideas need strong government policies.
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Climate change may be one of the biggest threat we face, but it is also generating a world of opportunity.

The transformation will not be easy. Fundamental change never is. It will need a significant amount of initial investment.

But it will pay off in the long-run.

The Green Economy is the wave of the future.

Copenhagen can give it a massive, even decisive, boost.