06/16/2010 - Chuck Provini, a former Marine with no fewer than 19 military decorations, considers himself a "good American and a patriot."
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a Marine Corps captain in the Vietnam War and has lived his whole life in the United States. But now that he's the president of a growing solar technology start-up, he's finding himself in a difficult position: He must leave the United States behind.
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"The U.S. is missing the boat," said Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group Climate and Energy Program in Washington. In 2009, she said, China attracted $34.6 billion in clean energy investments, more than any other country. The United States attracted $18.6 billion, about half of China's total, she said.
Read the entire article Clean Energy: Why Is China Ahead of the U.S.? on the ABC News Web site.