Subsidies for a product, system, or technology that has proved viable withouth the subsidy does not bother me. See: any real bank and who they loan to. The green subsidies for new projects that don't pencil out financially (see Dogfish's posts) do. What happens is someone see's that there is a "green" subsidy available for X,Y,Z type projects. So they create a bunch of paperwork, studies, grant applications, meet with their representative and etc to get their hands on the money. They do this knowing all along the whole system they have created cannot stand on its own financially.

Subsidies from the government are not a problem for me. Hell, my family is farmers, but subsidies for make believe projects just to say we are doing something "green" are a problem. Do not mistake subsidy for a project with research. Research provides data that is of some value for the greater good, while subsidizing a make believe project only makes a few very rich at the expense of everyone else. No one should be in favor of these ideas.

Now Salmo G> Would you prefer the $8.00 a gallon gas to make alternative energy pencil in closer to fossil fuels? Or leave the protection racket in the ME?