All to often Americans are spending vast amounts of blood and treasure on coal. Coal costs transportation, health care, and man hours to produce and use. Solar farms like the ones in Germany cost fewer man hours fewer health care costs and less transportation. Subsidizing this industry and protecting it from industrial dumping is worthwhile to Americans. We need to utilize our advantages one of our main advantages is the vast amount of unused land in the Southwest ideal for solar farming. People are moving there and one reason is to cut energy costs. Just think of acres and acres of solar farms soaking up the sun instead of tons of life threatening air pollution caused by coal burning. The South is the most populated region in the country yet their are large areas available especially in the Southwest ideal for solar farming. Subsidization is needed due to the low price of electricity which is the result of previous subsidy so it is not unfair competition. Companies like General electric should stop attempting to undo progress and lead.