 Google images Misconception and myth hang over the entirety of the US energy sector, but with renewable energy equally likely to get bogged down in political wrangling over subsidy levels and climate change, getting to the truth remains a particular challenge. Accounting firm Ernst & Young is accustomed to crunching data from a wide range of sources and sorting it into manageable categories. The company has taken... TAGGED: AOL Energy, natural gas, Transmission lines, Solar energy, wind energy, production tax credit, renewable energyRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., once asked its members to pick the greatest engineering achievement ever.Their choice? The electrification of the country through what's known as "the grid."Ernest Moniz,... more ›› |
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