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McIlvaine Smith helps kick off national environmental campaign
State Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith, D-156th, of West Chester, participated in the kickoff Tuesday of a national campaign to promote clean energy legislation in Washington.
State of the Union Message: Who Gets What?
President Barack Obama spent much of his 71-minute State of the Union message last week speaking directly to America’s businesses, plying them with tax cuts and hiring incentives. He mentioned “jobs” 29 times, “economy” 15 times and “business” or “businesses” 30 times.
Al Gore takes call for clean energy on the road
Last week, Vice President Al Gore kicked off his Our Choice book tour with stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Thousands rally in Pittsburgh in support of clean energy jobs
Joan Jett’s famous words “I love rock and roll” reverberated through the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last Wednesday night as Repower America wrapped-up its successful month-long Made in America Jobs Tour with nearly 2,500 people attending the rally and concert to show their support for clean energy jobs.
First clean energy grants from Recovery Act are paying off with jobs
Today, the U.S. Energy and Treasury Departments announced $500 million towards more than 2,000 construction and manufacturing jobs that Energy Secretary Steven Chu said “will help double our renewable energy capacity over the next few years.”
Thank Senator Specter for taking a stand for clean energy
The old ways of Washington have gotten us into enough trouble. That’s why it’s so refreshing when an elected leader takes a real stand against them. Opponents in the Senate are already planning to play politics with clean energy, using procedural games to prevent a majority of Senators from passing clean energy and climate legislation. [...]
