Clean contribution

Thank you for publishing last Sunday Thomas L. Friedman's column on the great American company that manufactures solar panel-making machines for the world -- Applied Materials ("Not a Sunny Picture: The U.S. Is Getting Creamed When It Comes to Developing Solar Energy," Sept. 20). It's encouraging to know that we're helping to heal the climate changing planet Earth, despite the lack of leadership from most previous federal public officials.

Let's hope with the new attitude in Washington, the United States will soon contribute much more to the availability and use of renewable, clean energy through exportation of its products. Germany and China may have the big lead, but they don't have exclusive rights to this burgeoning industry of huge necessity.

 

JAMES KOKOROS
Ross