Alternative energies (question 2)

I have been fascinated by the pursuit for alternative energy since I was a kid. As someone looking to become a chemical engineering I find it a problem which requires an interesting sort of combination of logic and creativity. This is also an extremely important issue that needs to be addressed if the world plans on remaining anything like it is now. Our entire society is based around power and will fall apart if a major energy crisis occurs. With global warming and rapidly depleting fossil fuels another energy option is needed and the U.S. needs to begin working on it. Alternative energy is an excellent way to reboot our internal industry. Germany subsidized solar energy investments and they are now the world leader in solar production creating a massive internal industry boom. We are searching for a way out of the recession, work on alternative energies is a practical way to reinvigorate the U.S. economy and help the world in the long run.