Wind power capacity grows at record pace, but industry jobs actually fall
America's wind energy industry enjoyed a banner year in 2009, thanks largely to tax credits and other incentives packed into the $787 billion economic stimulus bill.
America's wind energy industry enjoyed a banner year in 2009, thanks largely to tax credits and other incentives packed into the $787 billion economic stimulus bill.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 5, 2010
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(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is asking for a one-month extension on the national broadband plan the agency is required to submit to Congress.
Telecom
Jan 7, 2010
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President Barack Obama Tuesday announced the largest modernization of the US electricity grid in history, in a 3.4-billion-dollar bid to launch a new era of renewable energy consumption.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 27, 2009
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The US government has spent more than one billion dollars on private sector renewable energy projects from the massive economic stimulus program passed seven months ago, officials said Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 22, 2009
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As federal officials begin reviewing 2,200 detailed proposals requesting more than seven times the $4 billion in broadband investment in this round of stimulus funding, it's a good time to revisit the big-picture and ask ...
Telecom
Sep 1, 2009
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(AP) -- "Cash for Clunkers" isn't the only economic stimulus program to attract a lot of takers.
Telecom
Aug 27, 2009
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For months, a powerful Republican senator from Alabama has fought the Obama administration to block $150 million that the White House wanted to spend to help private companies build rockets capable of reaching the international ...
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2009
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Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2009
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(AP) -- On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains ...
Environment
Jun 21, 2009
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Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.
Business
May 1, 2009
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