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President Obama On Clean Energy Jobs

The following is a video about President Obama’s speech at Opower in Arlington, Virginia.  From its founding in 2007 to today, Positive Energy – now OPOWER™ – has established itself as the leading utility partner for energy-efficiency and smart-grid software services. www.opower.com

Introduction to GreenEnergyForEarth.com

Ford Creating Green Jobs

Green Vehicles at Detroit Auto Show

Obama on Alternative Energy Jobs

Business of Green

Nov 19, 2009 -  The New York Times published a full section titled “Business of Grren” Nov 19, 2009.   The following articles are included.  Click on the title to go to The New York Times article.  “Making Renewables Reliable“, “Storm Over the Chamber“, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last“, “Companies Call Government Incentives [...]

Green Energy Ads Continued: America’s New Natural Gas

Nov 11, 2009 – OK, I don’t know how our new natural gas differs from our old natural gas.  The ad shows a perplexed individual [my interpretation] of an individual with a blue flame coming out of his head with the headline, “NATURAL GAS CONTRIBUTED $385 BILLION TO THE ECONOMY LAST YEAR. EUREKA!”  [I don’t [...]

Jobs Question Jeopardizes Wind Farm’s Stimulus Deal

Nov 6, 2009 – Tom Zeller, Jr. and Keith Bradsher report in The New York Times that $450 million in federal stimulus money might go toward installing Chinese-made wind turbines in Texas prompted criticism on Thursday, with Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, calling on the Obama administration to deny federal financing.
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President Obama joins FPL for commissioning of nation’s largest solar PV power plant; announces $200 million in smart grid funding for FPL’s ‘Energy Smart Florida

Oct 30, 2009 – President Barack Obama joined FPL Group and Florida Power & Light Company officials today for the commissioning of the largest photovoltaic solar facility in the nation.  At FPL’s DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, the President announced that FPL was awarded $200 million in Recovery Act funds to invest [...]

Siemens to Strengthen its Position in the Solar Thermal Power Market

Oct 15, 2009 – Siemens AG is to acquire the solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems Ltd.  To date, the majority stake has been held by Ecofin Ltd., a London-based investment firm, and another major shareholder.  “After the rapid and highly successful expansion of our wind power business, we now want to continue this [...]

Obama: Solar Energy or Trade War

Oct 1, 2009 – Keith Bradsher writes “Solar Panel Tariff May Further Strain U.S. – China Trade” in The New York Times. President Obama espouses his strong support for green energy including solar energy.  Now comes news that the commerce department has determined that solar panels have become more sophisticated [isn’t that what we want?] [...]

Unintended Consequences: Solar Power Increases, Water Decreases

Sept 30, 2009 – Todd Woody writes “Solar Power in a Water War” in The New York Times. Ask anyone should we use solar power as a component of green energy and the expected answer will be “Yes”.  Solar Millennium of Germany plans to build 2 large solar farms in rural Nevada creating hundreds of [...]

Solar Cell Equipment Manufacturer Plans 125 Jobs in Manatee County, Florida

Sep 29, 2009 – Mustang Vacuum Systems LLC announced today that it will relocate and expand its manufacturing operation in Manatee County where the company plans to add 125 jobs in the next 2 years at an annual average wage of more than $44,000. “The Economic Development Council, Manatee Chamber of Commerce (EDC) was [...]

John Engler on Manufacturing and Green Jobs

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