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Obama Calls for Doubling Renewable Energy in Three Years

Obama Calls for Doubling Renewable Energy in Three Years
GreenTech Media 8 Jan 09 President-elect Barack Obama called for doubling the nation’s renewable energy production in three years in a Thursday speech asking Congress to support his economic stimulus plan. He also wants funding for energy efficiency improvements to federal buildings and millions of homes.by: Jeff St. JohnBullet Arrow January 8, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday called for doubling the nation’s renewable energy production over the next three years, setting a timeline to one green piece of his economic stimulus plan.

Obama also called for funding to modernize the nation’s electricity grid and make 75 percent of all federal buildings and up to 2 million American homes more energy efficient.

“In the process, we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced – jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; constructing fuel-efficient cars and buildings; and developing the new energy technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain,” Obama said Thursday in a speech at George Mason University.

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January 9, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY