Unemployment Solutions: $2.3 Billion For Green Jobs, Clean Energy Positions To Create 17,000 Jobs – from Red White and Blue Press
President Obama announced $2.3 billion in tax incentives to fund the creation of clean energy projects that will result in the addition of 17,000 clean energy jobs. The jobs created by this funding must begin by 2013, with 1/3 of the jobs expected to begin this year. Click here to read the full article.
Hemlock Semiconductor, four Great Lakes Bay companies net $200 million tax break – from MLive.com
Five companies in the Great Lakes Bay region received $200 million in tax breaks. Hemlock Semiconductor’s President saw this tax break as a reassurance that green jobs are real and will continue to be created. Click here for the full article.
Solar, wind tax breaks to aid Arizona – The Arizona Republic
$30 million in tax breaks will be awarded to six solar power equipment factories in Arizona. An additional $45 million will be awarded to five other Arizona based solar and wind energy companies if they expand their operations to other states in the U.S. Click here to read the full article.
Eco-officers are moving into executive suites – from Los Angeles Times
As climate change, the environment and clean energy continue to emerge and gain attention as important issues in our country, more and more companies are aiming to make their companies, whether they are in the clean energy industry or not, more eco-friendly. Click here to read the full article.
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