As part of the Obama Administration’s initiative to encourage the rapid and responsible development of renewable energy on U.S. public lands, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today celebrated the groundbreaking of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, an innovative “power tower” project in San Bernardino County, California. Along with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and representatives from BrightSource Energy, the developer, and the Department of Energy, Secretary Salazar lauded the cooperation that launched the thermal solar technology project that will generate 1,000 construction jobs and provide 370 megawatts of clean, renewable energy for up to 277,500 homes. “Ivanpah is an outstanding example of the progress we are making in building a renewable energy economy,” Salazar said at the groundbreaking. “With private sector initiative and government coordination and encouragement, we are helping to meet the President’s goals for stimulating local economies, creating new jobs for American workers, reducing carbon emissions, promoting energy independence and strengthening our national security.”...
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“With private sector initiative and government coordination and encouragement, we are helping to meet the President’s goals...”
There you have a concise statement of Obamanomics. The President selects the goals for our economy, and then "encourages" the private sector to meet those goals, all of which is "coordinated" by government officials.
Didn't they already try that in Germany and Italy in the 1930s and 40s? How did that work out?
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