Obama’s focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions

Washington Post by Carol D. Leonnig, Joe Stephens, Alice Crites | Jun. 26, 2011 (News Report)

With trips that began two months after he took office, President Obama has devoted more than half of his out-of-town private-business visits to promoting a single industry: clean technology, which the president says will lead the nation back to economic prosperity. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, U.S. Economy, Obama Administration, Energy, Green Technology, Industry, Technology
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Jun 25, 2011 - 6:27 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Johndy Sons (review), Kristin Gorski (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Jun 26, 2011 - 10:45 AM PDT
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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Jun. 27, 2011

Balanced. The article is true to the title, in that it looks at the questions raised. However, it doesn't do answer them fully. When some companies were passed over for money from the Energy Department, what were the reasons? This is unclear. Still, an original look at how President Obama and his administration is looking to promote clean-tech alternatives and what that support means to promoting growth and innovation.

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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Jun. 26, 2011
Jon posted this story.
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Johndy Sons
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