High Hurdles for Obama's Green Stimulus

The scent of fast money in Washington has all manner of corporate interests scrambling to show they can create jobs, especially green ones. Full Story »

Posted by Terry Gamble
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Posted by: Posted by Terry Gamble - Dec 31, 2008 - 9:19 AM PST
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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 31, 2008

A helpful, if brief report on the difficulty business could have qualifying for Obama's green stimulus package. I don't really get a sense of what kinds of projects might be proposed, and some examples would have helped.

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by Fabrice Florin - Dec. 31, 2008

Informative overview on the Obama Administration's stimulus package, which observers say is more likely to fund projects that are "green, shovel-ready, short-term, and job-producing." While this report is largely based on third-party accounts, rather than the Obama administration itself, it is well researched and provides useful context from multiple perspectives.

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by Terry Gamble - Dec. 31, 2008

Although the story is a rather compressed and superficial version of a much deeper subject, it hits on some good points and quotes impressive sources such as Edward Mazria and Joseph Romm.

Some of the "green" claims by the nuclear industry may be a bit dodgy as they don't touch on the opportunity costs of this expensive and ... More »

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by Mindy Phypers - Dec. 31, 2008
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