And neither will your wind turbines stop spinning, but how many new loans for the purchase of new freight trains were made during the Depression? A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
Good luck selling wind turbines when the unemployment rate sky-rockets - unless someone persuades governments to indulge in a huge investment programme in the face of US$40 oil.
As long as we do these things within our economy and don't require imported goods we should be readily able to finance it. It is primarily a question of vision and political will. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
