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Morning Roundup – 1/14/10

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

St. Louis receives nearly $50 Million for Biofuels Development, green Jobs – from The St. Louis American

Almost $50 million from the Recovery Act has been awarded to the St. Louis region to develop biofules and create clean energy jobs. Job training will be provided to nearly 900 people from high poverty areas to enable them to obtain clean energy jobs. Click here to read the full article.

New Mexico Announces Bold Agenda For Future Green Economy – from the Gov Monitor

On Wednesday New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed an executive order outlining New Mexico’s agenda for a green economy. The Governor’s Green Jobs Cabinet produced the report with five main goals in mind. Click here to read the full article.

Creating jobs, balancing the budget top priorities – from Clinton Herald

Iowa Representative Polly Bukta shares her priorities for 2010 in office. Renewable energy growth in the state is among her outlined priorities including job creation within the industry. Bukta points to the fact that Iowa is the second leader in the country in wind energy production to emphasis the clean energy initiatives. Click here to read the full article.

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Morning Roundup – 1/13/10

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Report finds region ripe for green economic future – from Buffalo News

With the Buffalo-Niagara’s history of manufacturing and skilled work force laborers, alternative energy is thought to be an industry that can prosper in the region. Buffalo Niagara Enterprise produced a 162-page report funded by National Grid that points to many factors as to why the area is key to the clean energy industry and technologies. Click here to read the full article.

Stimulus saved or created up to 2 million jobs in 2009, White House says – from Los Angeles Times

The Obama Administration is crediting the $787 billion stimulus package as helping save or create 1.5 to 2 million jobs in 2009. Only $5 billion of $90 billion of the stimulus money for clean energy has been spent with more to be spent in the future. Click here to read the full article.

O’Malley to push clean energy bills – from Baltimore Sun

As President Obama is set to visit Lanham, MD today to discuss clean energy jobs and job training, Maryland Governor O’Malley said he will push legislators to pass a package of renewable energy initiatives. Click here to read the full article.

Governor visits Mountain View startup to tout green jobs plan – from Silicon Valley Mercury News

Governor Schwarzenegger visited Cobalt Biofuels, a clean energy startup company in CA, yesterday to discuss a proposed tax exemption for clean energy manufacturing equipment. Click here to read the full article.

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Morning Roundup -1/12/10

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Maryland eyes clean energy economy, considers additional reforms – from CivSource

The Maryland Energy Administration produced a report, Maryland Energy Outlook, to help the state achieve clean energy related goals. Over the last two years, Governor Martin O’Malley has implemented numerous clean energy goals and incentives. Click here to read the full article.

White House Highlights Foundation For America’s Clean Energy Economy – from Gov Monitor

The White House outlines President Obama’s clean energy initiatives and progress of clean energy policies and job creation thus far in the Administrations inaugural year in office. Clean energy incentives will continue to be a main focus of the Administration in 2010. Click here to read the full article.

White House Awards Manufacturing Tax Credits To Clean Energy Projects – from Renew Grid

As announced last week, President Obama has awarded $2.3 billion in tax credits for clean energy manufacturing projects. Forty-three states will account for 183 clean energy projects funded by these tax credits. This article links to a full list of projects.  Click here to read he full article.  

Energy Department to Offer Funding for Vehicle Fuel-Efficiency – from Wall Street Journal

Nine projects that will work to improve vehicle fuel-efficiency will be awarded $187 billion in grants. Eight of the nine projects will be based in Michigan and Indiana with the other project by Daimler’s AG truck unit to be based in Oregon. Click here to read the full article.

Donovan Group To Help On Green-Jobs Strategy – from Hartford Courant

Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan formed a group, The Green Jobs Coordination and Policy Committee, to help create jobs in the renewable energy industry for the state. The group is made of clean energy experts and representatives from technical schools and environmental groups, among others. Click here to read the full article.

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Morning Roundup – 1/11/10

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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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