While Germany, the rest of Europe and even China embrace the future, alternative energy, resistance continues in the United States. The reason of course is that big oil and big coal own enough lawmakers to stop it. This is why the US will be left behind. Germany is leading the way in smart grids:
The US put the first and only men on the moon and led the world in technological innovation but no more. When it comes to the energy of the future the US is now responsible for road blocks not innovation. Exxon wins short term – the US loses long term. That’s what happens when we have the best lawmakers money can buy.