While the U.S. attack on Iran – and the resulting impediment of oil shipping to much of the world – has created considerable dilemmas for many countries, China seems to be reaping huge rewards. Knowing that energy’s future must lie with renewables, they’ve become huge manufacturers of both wind turbines and solar panels … as well as batteries and electric cars.

Information coming from China is heavily controlled by its government, so I like to verify their announcements by checking with alternative sources, such as Reuters, UPI, or AP, as they employ the reporters, or The Guardian, an independent reader-funded newspaper. … Keep reading