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Appliances targetted by Obama Admin for Energy Efficiency
at the Department of Energy, where the President announced 9 types of energy-guzzling household and industrial appliances whose efficiency the DoE will tighten. They include: Ovens; vending machines; Microwave ovens; Dishwashers; Lamps; Commercial boilers; Commercial air conditioning units; Light bulbs - All told, Obama and his energy advisors expect these measures to save $500 billion in electricity costs.
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
Key aspects of Obama's energy policy
The key elements of this strategy will include massive investment in renewable energy, including wind and solar; a rapid retooling of the U.S. automobile industry to manufacture highly fuel-efficient vehicles with a bias toward plug-ins; the creation of a digital electrical grid; investments in high-speed rail; and an aggressive carbon cap-and-trade program. - Read More
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Increasing fuel efficiency in cars Obama's priority
"most important steps that we can take ..We will start by implementing new standards for model year 2011, so that we use less oil... reduce our dependence on foreign oil...Congress, has passed legislation to increase standards to at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020. That 40 % increase in fuel efficiency could save over 2 million barrels of oil every day" ..nearly the amount of oil that US imports from the Persian Gulf. - Read More
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
460,000 US energy jobs to be created next 3 years - Obama energy plan
Obama plan will put 460,000 Americans to work with clean energy investments and double the capacity to generate alternative energy over the next three years. It will lay down 3,000 miles of transmission lines to deliver this energy to every corner of the US. It will save taxpayers USD 2 billion a year by making 75 percent of federal buildings more efficient. Further it will save working families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills by weatherizing two million homes. - Read More
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Topics : Renewable Energy
Obama Plan to Create 5 million green jobs
Obamsa's $150 billion plan for alt energy is likely to create 5 million green jobs in the US
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Topics : Renewable Energy
Obama: Energy-Efficient Public Buildings Poster Children for Stimulus Plan
Speaking this morning in Washington, D.C., Mr. Obama gave just one example of the kind of federal program that could act as both a short-term stimulus for the economy and which would also provide long-term savings for federal coffers: His plan to overhaul federal buildings to make them more energy-efficient. - Read More
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Obama doesn't like nuclear?
He thinks we are better off with 'clean coal' technology and a mix of renewables....
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Topics : Nuclear Energy