Todd Woody on the staff of Forbes, the news service writes about a survey that shows how renewable energy has gained much attention in the past ten years in major print publications. The increase is quite impressive.
Renewable Energy Winning Mind Share If Not Market Share
Renewable energy has not yet won the battle for market share over fossil fuels but it appears to be doing well when it comes to mind share, according to a survey by Dow Jones’ Factiva service.
Factiva counted the mentions of various forms of green energy in the world’s major print publications in 2002 and then in 2012. Stats for the mention of fossil fuels were not provided. The results:
Solar Energy
2002 Mentions: 3,984
2012 Mentions: 41,651
Increase: 950%
Biomass
2002 Mentions: 4,874
2012 Mentions: 39,824
Increase: 720%
Wind Power
2002 Mentions: 8,568
2012 Mentions: 61,554
Increase: 620%
Geothermal Energy
2002 Mentions: 861
2012 Mentions: 4,529
Increase: 430%
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 