January 12, 2009: Congressional Leaders Urge Obama To Go Greener On Stimulus
President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan may end up greener than anticipated, as Congressional leaders lobby to include as much as $25 billion in tax credits to strengthen clean energy development. Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Zach Wamp (R-Tennessee) urge President-elect Obama to create a “green bank” as part of his administration’s economic stimulus plan.
The new chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Henry Waxman, wants to pass a climate protection bill in 2009.
The House of Representatives passed two bills to end pay discrimination against women.
An energy watchdog group in Germany accuses the International Energy Agency of underestimating clean energy growth.
The big three auto makers paraded their forthcoming electric vehicles at this year’s North American International Auto Show.
General Motors’ revitalization plan includes a new lithium-ion battery plant in Michigan.
The nPower PEG is a device that charges your cellphone or iPod while you walk.
A Harvard University physicist finds that performing a Google search creates as much carbon dioxide as a boiling kettle.
Local Green: The Florida Public Service Commission will require utilities to generate 20 percent of the state’s electricity with renewables by 2020.
–Christopher Greenspan
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