Did hurricane Sandy bolster the case for ‘green’ energy?

If superstorms like Sandy are increasingly destructive, they will make several green energy initiatives look practical in ways that have nothing to do with climate change.

By Laurent Belsie, Staff writer / November 1, 2012

It took a huge and deadly superstorm walloping America's media capital (New York) and its political capital (Washington) for major news outlets and politicians to begin talking about climate change.

“Is Sandy evidence of Global Warming?” NBC asked. (Scientists don't know.)

“After Sandy, Bill Clinton rails against Romney on global warming,” CBS headlined. (With only five days to go, does it matter?)

The more interesting question is whether hurricane Sandy will bolster the case for “green” energy initiatives in the long term.

Imagine sitting in your darkened home in Hoboken, N.J., day after day, with flooded streets and downed power lines. You’re worried about the next time a superstorm hits. Questions begin to form:

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