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» CBS News: Obama’s 11 More Solyndras
CBS News’s Sharyl Attkisson, the reporter who originally broke the Solyndra story, notes that 11 other failed clean energy companies besides Solyndra received approval for $6.5 billion in taxpayer monies. Beacon Power, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, …
The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
Well here’s a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President Obama, clean energy, national ene…
The Future of Solar (INFOGRAPHIC)
But in the wake of President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this year, alternative energy sources have become more relevant than ever.blogs.forbes.com
Smart Grid Technology Vulnerable to Cyber Attack
Billions of dollars in government stimulus money are encouraging utility companies to ignore security risks that could plummet large metropolitan areas into darkness, security experts say.
In 2009, the Obama administration provided nearly $4 billion to…
U.S. Will Invest $2 Billion in Solar Power
Posted by admin in Technology on July 6, 2010
Over the weekend, President Obama announced the Department of Energy would be giving almost $2 billion in conditional funding to two solar energy companies, Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing.
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CleanTechnica: Obama Announces $2 Billion for New Solar Jobs
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on July 3, 2010
Cleantechnica.com – As reported by The Associated Press, in this morning’s weekly radio address President Obama has just announced that almost $2 billion in federal funding for solar energy and green jobs is in the pipeline. The money will go to con…
CleanTechnica: Obama Announces $2 Billion for New Solar Jobs
Cleantechnica.com – As reported by The Associated Press, in this morning’s weekly radio address President Obama has just announced that almost $2 billion in federal funding for solar energy and green jobs is in the pipeline. The money will go to…
The Electrifying Pace of Wind Power Development in China
Posted by admin in Political News on July 2, 2010
While President Obama continues to exhort Congress and the American public to move ahead with legislation that will put the U.S. on a path to rapid and sustainable development of renewable energy, China is building a formidable renewable infrastructure…
Dr. James Hansen: Obama’s Second Chance on #1 Moral Issue
Posted by admin in Environment on April 5, 2010
This is not the 17th century, when ‘beliefs’ trumped science, forcing Galileo to recant his understanding of the solar system. The president should unequivocally support the climate science community.
Obama’s Big Power Play
Posted by admin in Environment on February 20, 2010
Energy Secretary Steven Chu explains how we could revolutionize energy use by turning our dumb grid into a smart grid.
Is Colonizing Mars an Imperative? Obama’s New Space Strategy
The Obama Administration unveils its new far-sighted budget for NASA, which scrapps moon missions but puts the focus on developing new space technologies, exploring the solar system with robots, and pushing humans closer to living offworld.
The Smart Grid Is On Its Way — Slowly
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on October 27, 2009
Today, President Obama announced 100 grants providing a total of $3.4 billion in recovery-act funding for the smart grid. What would a smart grid mean to you? In theory, you could save money by running appliances like dishwashers or dryers at night when electricity is cheaper. You’d know how much it costs you to watch that big-screen TV. And more.
Obama’s Western Solar Plan Ignites Environmental Concerns
Posted by admin in Environment on September 29, 2009
The plan to build huge new solar energy plants in the Southwest is causing heartburn in the environmental community, as it would allow construction of 24 industrial solar energy facilities requiring vast amounts of land & water. “It doesn’t make any sense to slap up big industrial projects hundreds of miles from where the energy’s going to be used”
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