None of our home grown sages quoted in the piece mention the Chinese use of coal and how the negotiations involving China are an integral element in the White House's strategy. Why all the doom and gloom instead of a reasonable view of the big picture? Could it be all those insider grants and tax exemptions are on the table and in the transition from old style energy to new style energy subsidy is fundamental to the changes. Now is the time to be independent of subsidy. Let Henk put some of his own personal fortune into saving the planet, Jeff and Marti.