Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Obama Press Conference on a Clean Energy Future
Watch President Obama talk about how the federal budget is a key to creating green jobs, fighting climate change and ending our reliance on oil.
Duration : 0:1:25
The Energy Report – 2/8/10: Morning Edition
Tyler Suiters anchors this morning’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC.On the program:
-Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NOAA are set to announce what they call a “major” climate initiative today.-At least 5 people are dead and a dozen injured after an explosion at a natural gas plant under construction in Middletown, Connecticut. -A bill to create one of the most stringent renewable energy standards in the country passes a key test in Colorado.-The coal industry complains about the White House plan to have states raise mining fees, calling it a blow to US jobs and the economy.
Duration : 0:8:55
Posted in clean energy | 
Tags: Air, al, budget, clean, climate, Coal, compressed, connecticut, explosion, News, Santostefano, Skies | 
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The Energy Report – 2/4/10: Afternoon Edition
Tyler Suiters anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC. On the program:
– Republicans pounce on the Energy Department’s fiscal 2011 budget proposal. – A new study says the renewables industry can create a quarter of a million jobs, but only with an electricity mandate put into place. – Tom Buis of Growth Energy discusses the calculation methods of indirect land use in the new RFS. – Former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman discusses the notion that the agency had “changed the science” to fit the politics following the RFS decision. – The clean energy industry shows off their latest technology at RETECH 2010 here in DC. – Oil prices take a nosedive. – Energy regulator Ofgem warns the UK faces power shortages by 2020 unless the government intervenes.
www.CleanSkies.com
Duration : 0:9:14
Investing in Our Clean Energy Future
The President hosted an event focused on “Investing in Our Clean Energy Future,” with experts from inside and outside government. On the table were how crucial investments in clean energy and new technologies are included in the budget.
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Duration : 0:22:0
Posted in green energy |
Tags: budget, Economy, energy, Environment, Green Jobs, jobs, MIT, oil, Paul Holland, recovery, Serious Materials, Susan Hockfield |
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Falcones Says FCC Plans to Expand Renewable Energy Unit
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Baldomero Falcones, chief executive officer of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA, talks with Bloomberg’s Andrea Catherwood about the expansion of the company’s renewable energy unit and the outlook for the construction industry.
Falcones, speaking in London, also discusses the Spanish economy and government plans to cut its budget deficit.
Duration : 0:5:18
Posted in renewable energy |
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