The billions in federal stimulus dollars spent on expanding "green energy" industries and creating "green jobs" have provided a lifeline for U.S. wind and solar companies, but renewable-energy executives are worried that the future will not be as promising. Limited funding in one area, a slow ramp-up in another, prolonged negotiations over loan guarantees and the continuing economic slump have made it difficult for the industry to make the kind of progress Obama and many others had hoped for and imagined. The future outlook on the relationship between public policy and alternative energy technology seems dismal as more and more obstacles start to appear.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/23/AR2010102303863.html
In american government there is room for substantial negotiation powers and somewhat pulling strings through lobbying congress. Interest groups in the environmental social movement have great power and as awful as it sounds, in our nation it does happen that congressmen's votes are swayed through lobbying interest groups. One way that this public policy can be changed is through lobbying and being persistent with attempts to get legislation changed in favor of the renewable energy industry.
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