Will Kentucky ride the clean energy wave or be swallowed by it?

There was a great editorial in yesterday's Lexington Herald-Leader about Kentucky's move away from clean energy in the face almost-certain federal legislation for some sort of carbon capping system.  Why are we so determined to continue giving taxpayer money to the coal industry?  Why can't our legislators show real leadership by promoting clean, renewable energy technologies?

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a deadline of 2020 for electrical utilities to produce at least 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources such as hydro, solar, wind and geothermal.

The Senate recently mandated the first increase in vehicle fuel-efficiency standards in 30 years.

Ford, GE, Alcoa and Alcan are part of a coalition calling for a mandatory market-based cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Reducing hydrocarbon consumption is the wave of the future. That much is clear.

What's not clear: Will Kentucky ride that wave or be swallowed by it?

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