If the long-term future of our world and that of the UK economy is something that goes on without being a concern to you, dear reader, stop reading now and go about your business.
I am informed, by something called 'Avaaz'* that...
"Climate change is accelerating, but there's a massive ray of hope: clean energy is booming, producing nearly 20% of the world's electricity! Incredibly, the US and EU are threatening to stifle this breakthrough -- but together we can stop them.


In the last decade the Chinese government has invested billions in solar, sending panel prices plummeting and finally making this clean green tech almost as cheap as dirty fossil fuels. But the US and EU, who give billions in taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil and Coal, are threatening to drive solar prices back up by putting tariffs on China, and now China is threatening to retaliate. A full on trade war is brewing that could kill the crucial green energy revolution.

The EU will decide in 2 days and the US shortly after. Most of the solar industry is against tariffs -- and now massive public support could tip the balance..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/business/energy-environment/us-slaps-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
"SolarWorld alleges that Chinese solar manufacturers offer solar cells and panels for sale in the U.S. market at artificially low prices and that the Chinese government provides illegal subsidies to these manufacturers.[9] SolarWorld must prove both that these practices exist and that they materially injure the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry. A win for SolarWorld would result in tariffs on the Chinese imports to account for the underselling and illegal subsidies.[10] Respondents to the suit point to several factors, such as polysilicon pricing, thin-film panel competition, and the evaporation of U.S. government incentives..."
[N.B.
" the evaporation of... government incentives"] [=my emphasis]
From...
http://www.thebutlerfirm.com/fighting-fair-a-legal-analysis-of-solarworlds-trade-dispute-with-china/
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http://www.avaaz.org/en/Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
