Congress is single-handedly thwarting the development of alternative energy by suspending tax credits for wind and solar power. - Inspired by Thomas Friedman

"If you are going to use tax policy to shape energy strategy then you want to raise taxes on the things you want to discourage — gasoline consumption and gas-guzzling cars — and you want to lower taxes on the things you want to encourage — new, renewable energy technologies. We are doing just the opposite,” writes Friedman.

While Congress has renewed tax credits for oil and gas, those for wind and solar energy expire in December. “These credits are critical because they ensure that if oil prices slip back down again — which often happens — investments in wind and solar would still be profitable. That’s how you launch a new energy technology and help it achieve scale, so it can compete without subsidies.”