tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post6705882812901361326..comments2023-10-24T07:28:50.297-04:00Comments on Thinking on the Margin: China Is Now the World’s Leading Energy ConsumerBrian Hollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365101283657395331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post-8531100860746841592010-07-23T13:17:07.740-04:002010-07-23T13:17:07.740-04:00Thinking, are you trying to imply that China has b...Thinking, are you trying to imply that China has better environmental policies than the US? Don't think Chinese politicians are not influenced by oil companies or forget they don't have the accountability to voters like American politicians do.Brian Hollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694444396412628374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post-15814166951943865512010-07-21T20:37:21.550-04:002010-07-21T20:37:21.550-04:00Enormous changes are upon us, and I fret that many...Enormous changes are upon us, and I fret that many Americans just don't get it.<br /><br />First, we will not enjoy nearly the magnitude of relative power and influence that we did in the post WWII era. We need to become better at engaging other cultures and value diplomacy far more and certainly abandon some of the militaristic knee jerk impulses of the past. We also need to tone down some of the simplistic nationalism of the past and realize we are not best at everything. A little more humility would help, along with a willingness to learn from other countries and cultures.<br /><br />Second, what's really scary about China is that they also may take the lead in producing sources of alternative energy. Whichever country gets that right will most likely lead the world economically. China doesn't have cliimate change deniers, nor politicians in the pocket of oil companies to hold them back.thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024721812573340354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post-90715984744978916272010-07-21T14:15:19.823-04:002010-07-21T14:15:19.823-04:00And the march to becoming the economic powerhouse ...And the march to becoming the economic powerhouse in the world marches on.<br /><br />I don't know if China will fall flat in the attempt but I doubt it.Hal (GT)http://www.learcapital.com/exactpricenoreply@blogger.com