December 17, 2008: Obama’s Cabinet Is Almost Full
President-elect Obama wants former Iowa Governor and vocal supporter of clean energy Tom Vilsack as his agriculture secretary.
Obama’s choice to head the Department of the Interior, Colorado senator Ken Salazar, is widely viewed as a conservationist and supports the 25x’25 Vision.
From opposition to the auto bailout to a $120 million campaign against the Employee Free Choice Act, an op-ed at Alternet says conservatives are waging a war against American labor unions.
A Chrysler executive announced that the auto manufacturer plans to make all its vehicles capable of running on gas or electricity by between 2012 and 2015.
Toyota is halting further construction on a Mississippi Prius factory that was set to begin operations in 2010 because sales are down 34 percent from a year ago.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will become the first international body to promote clean energy worldwide.
Three clean energy companies are forging ahead with development plans even as the recession deepens.
A U.S. military agency is funding efforts to develop an algae-based jet fuel.
Local Green: Nevada officials unveiled maps that identify potential clean energy sites and how they might link to the power grid.
Riverside, California will receive half of its energy needs through renewables by 2013, in large part due to a deal with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation to purchase geothermal energy.
–Christopher Greenspan
Tags: 25x'25, Auto Industry Bailout, Chrysler, Employee Free Choice Act, International Renewable Energy Agency, Ken Salazar, Mississippi, Nevada, Riverside, Shoshone Nation, Tom Vilsack, Toyota Prius