Our author misunderstands the “green” part of “green energy.” If UK’s anything like America (a sure bet BTW) green energy’s all about building Rube Goldberg machines that burn greenbacks to produce energy.
Create 'Green Jobs'..really? Not in the U.S.
Latest example: a Chinese wind-turbine company has just become the exclusive supplier for one of the largest wind-farm developments in the U.S.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/huge-texas-wind-turbines-will-be-made-china