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tclambert

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19. How can the Chinese get away with this? Don't they fear the wrath of the Koch brothers?

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2014, 12:24 AM

May 2014

Surely the billionaires of the fossil fuel industries will try to buy Chinese politicians just like they do here. Doesn't the Chinese Supreme Court recognize money as free speech?

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China Targets 70 Gigawatts of Solar Power to Cut Coal Reliance [View all] bananas May 2014 OP

In Latest Step In Its 'War On Smog' Effort, China Says It Will Triple Solar Capacity By 2017 bananas May 2014 #1

Great warrior1 May 2014 #2

now if only the sun could reach those panels..... tomm2thumbs May 2014 #3

eeeeek! tofuandbeer May 2014 #7

It is a good thing they are making efforts to move away from coal daleo May 2014 #10

They really need it too davidpdx May 2014 #18

This is good news. Maybe *they* will take environmental concerns seriously since they basically gtar100 May 2014 #4

Yes, and hopefully others wiill learn from their mistake. ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #5

US is losing markets and falling behind. Insane laws make you pay to use own solar. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2014 #8

Where's our target? Auggie May 2014 #9

Obama is an idiot for supporting nuclear power in GA. Period. grahamhgreen May 2014 #11

K&R. Yes please! Overseas May 2014 #12

While we sit back... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #13

U.S. is going to be the last developed country ... aggiesal May 2014 #14

Their housing market is getting soft, so they, unlke us, invest in the people and jobs and tech jtuck004 May 2014 #15

The funny thing is that, as they build more wind farms mindwalker_i May 2014 #16

Great news for them and the world. Thanks, bananas. freshwest May 2014 #17

How can the Chinese get away with this? Don't they fear the wrath of the Koch brothers? tclambert May 2014 #19

Meanwhile in the US... fujiyama May 2014 #20