Bill Gates recently spoke at the Department of Energy’s Energy Innovation Summit, in Seattle, Washington. During his presentation, Gates addressed the matter of the US government’s funding to alternative energy research and development. His concern is that “funding for energy [research] in the US is underfunded by a factor of two.”
In 2010, the US government spent about $5 billion on energy research. On the other hand, the US government spent $30 billion for medical research, and over $80 billion for defense research and development. A continuation of underfunding will slow the development and progress of alternative energy growth in the US.
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