Word: japanism
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America was caught off guard in the 1950s when the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite. It looks as if history may repeat itself, but this time the arena is more down to earth. In August, the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea will hold a trilateral summit to discuss how they can pool their resources and expertise to develop and commercialize emerging green technologies. Who knows what world-beating products and processes will result from a successful collaboration...
...Japan has already sped ahead of the U.S. in hybrid-car technology. China is emerging as a leader in electric cars, solar power and wind power. South Korea is not yet known for anything environmentally friendly, but that is about to change. The South Korean government is spending $31 billion to fund research in 27 green technologies, including non-silicon-based solar cells, biomass fuels and carbon collection, storage and processing. (See the top 10 green stories...
...results show that there's more than enough wind to go around, and not just in breezy, big countries like the U.S. Even land-limited Japan can produce more than three times its current electricity consumption with wind power, provided it taps offshore wind. The problem isn't supply but distribution: in the U.S. and elsewhere, some of the richest wind resources tend to be far from the densely populated coastal areas that need the most electricity. Another problem is intermittency - even in Chicago, there are days when the wind doesn't below. But both those hurdles can be sidestepped...
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...embracing Obama's overall stimulus program - and who has reversed much of Jeb Bush's antigovernment agenda - said recently that rail projects like HSR are "critical because we're still a growth state. Any of these transportation alternatives are good for Florida and good for jobs." (Read about Japan's high-speed trains...