Its true that the U.S. hasn't jumped on the renewable energy bandwagon as quickly or completely as other countries, but it isn't because it isn't a good idea. It's because most of our politicians are terrified of the Koch brothers and their group "Americans for Prosperity". The Koch brothers are billionaires who own oil and coal interests and pipelines. They force American politicians to keep the U.S. in the dark ages; dependent upon fossil fuels to continue to build their own fortune (as if 82 billion dollars isn't enough). They completely own many Republican politicians and if one of them steps out of line by supporting an economy away from fossil fuels (coal and oil especially) and toward renewables, they put another Republican candidate up to run against them. Most of the Koch-funded candidates win, as Dan Sullivan did. I wish that people, Alaskans included, could see that these people are working against our best interest and particularly against the best interest of our children.