Comments on: Proposed Stimulus Includes $54B for Energy

By: Betty Farrell

Betty Farrell — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:08:01 +0000

I have purchased three energy star appliances. How do I apply for stimulus incentive funds?

By: Congress Spares Energy Spending, Credits in Compromise Stimulus Bill « Earth2Tech

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:15 +0000

[...] have allotted a total of $50 billion for energy programs in the compromise version, compared with $54 billion proposed in the House last month. If lawmakers and then President Obama give the green light to this version, production [...]

By: Wind Takes Another Hit as Clipper Clips its Wings « Earth2Tech

Wind Takes Another Hit as Clipper Clips its Wings « Earth2Tech — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:01:07 +0000

[...] “a strong, long-term investment market for wind energy in the U.S.” Obama’s proposed $825 billion stimulus plan includes $54 billion for clean power and energy efficiency projects. [...]

By: Itron’s Stimulus Rally May Be Done « Earth2Tech

Itron’s Stimulus Rally May Be Done « Earth2Tech — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:01:03 +0000

[...] Kelleher No Comments Posted February 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm in Big Green,Policy The promise of billions being pumped into smart grid companies has sent some of that sector’s stocks rallying lately. [...]

By: 3M Amps Up R&D to Supply Renewable Energy Industry « Earth2Tech

3M Amps Up R&D to Supply Renewable Energy Industry « Earth2Tech — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:31:01 +0000

[...] efficiency and conservation in buildings (window films, for example) — a sector slated to get billions of dollars in federal funding as part of President Obama’s plan. [...]

By: The Weatherization Stimulus Funds: So Much Money, So Little Time « Earth2Tech

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:00:35 +0000

[...] Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program in the past, President Obama’s stimulus bill, which calls for a massive $6.2 billion to weatherize low-income homes, was a little like winning [...]

By: Gore Urges Lawmakers to Pass Stimulus, Start Cap-and-Trade « Earth2Tech

Gore Urges Lawmakers to Pass Stimulus, Start Cap-and-Trade « Earth2Tech — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:17:49 +0000

[...] President Barack Obama’s entire $825 billion economic stimulus package, which includes $54 billion for clean energy. Presenting prepared testimonyon climate change solutions leading up to the UN talks taking place [...]

By: Wireless Sensor Networks » Blog Archive » Get Ready for Growth of the Smart Building Chips

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:52:05 +0000

[...] buildings more energy-efficient has started to move into the national spotlight with President Obama’s green portion of the stimulus package. And it might be geeky, but wireless networks that will [...]

By: Get Ready for Growth of the Smart Building Chips « Earth2Tech

Get Ready for Growth of the Smart Building Chips « Earth2Tech — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:17 +0000

[...] Making buildings more energy-efficient has started to move into the national spotlight with President Obama’s green portion of the stimulus package. And it might be geeky, but wireless networks that will [...]

By: Why Clean Power Needs Obama « Earth2Tech

Why Clean Power Needs Obama « Earth2Tech — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:05:50 +0000

[...] its term. The proposed stimulus package — a Green New Deal of sorts — contains $54 billion for clean power, with billions more for public transportation and clean water, and Obama has called for a total of [...]

By: Range Fuels Clinches $80M USDA Loan Guarantee « Earth2Tech

Range Fuels Clinches $80M USDA Loan Guarantee « Earth2Tech — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:35:42 +0000

[...] No Comments Posted January 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am in Biofuels While all eyes are on the $54 billion for clean energy in the proposed stimulus package, federal aid from previous green bills is starting to kick in. [...]

By: EnergyByEarthReview

EnergyByEarthReview — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:59:15 +0000

This is a nice article. Hope that the president will be able to accomplish his plan.

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UK Conservatives Call for Smart Grid [Earth2Tech] | bitbucket.kylewelsh.com — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:10:21 +0000

[...] But change could be on the way with the new administration, and the House of Representatives has proposed putting $11 billion toward smart grid technology in a stimulus bill introduced this [...]

By: Automakers Tally Wins, Losses in $825B Stimulus Plan « Earth2Tech

Automakers Tally Wins, Losses in $825B Stimulus Plan « Earth2Tech — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:10:57 +0000

[...] by Josie Garthwaite No Comments Posted January 16th, 2009 at 11:10 am in Automotive The economic stimulus proposal revealed yesterday by House Democrats includes some big wins for the auto industry: $2 billion for [...]

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:46:17 +0000

January 11, 2009

TO: President-Elect Barack Obama

FROM: Ruben Botello, Founder AMERICAN HOMELESS SOCIETY

Dear Mr. Obama:

I have been in and out of homelessness since being honorably discharged as a USMC Vietnam veteran in 1969. I wound up homeless then, in and out of homelessness with my two sons in the Eighties, and homeless on my own again in the Nineties.

I started the American Homeless Society in 1987 while my sons and I were homeless in California. I have been in several hunger strikes, marches and demonstrations for homeless rights since then but have seen little progress.

My longest hunger strike was 58 days against President Reagan’s “trickle down” economic policies that created much more instead of less homelessness in our country. You now speak about fixing our nation’s economy from the “bottom up” and that should mean you are starting by ending involuntary homelessness at the bottom.

HUD Secretary Philip Mangano has been promoting 10-year plans to end homelessness in major cities across the country on behalf of the Bush Administration for the past few years. We would hope and pray you make a similar commitment to abolish homelessness but throughout our nation, not just in individual cities because there are far more homeless than these urban plans will ever reach.

Slavery was abolished in America over a century ago; why not abolish homelessness today, Mr. Obama? Homelessness is just as bad as slavery in several ways and much worse in others.

Men, women and children from all the races, colors, cultures, nationalities, ethnicities, religions and creeds in our diverse society find themselves homeless daily. They are forced to endure harassment, discrimination and persecution in our nation today much like the slaves President Lincoln’s armies fought to free in the Nineteenth Century.

America’s homeless are also forced to endure nature’s harshest conditions without warm homes or shelter for protection; without good food and nutrition; without essential hygiene, medicine and healthcare; and without the necessary education, training or experience required to qualify for the dwindling supply of jobs in today’s worsening economy. Many of America’s homeless today are even employed but underemployed and unable to afford existing rentals while thousands of others are altogether unemployable.

How can our great nation permit so many of these poor souls to continue to suffer and die needlessly on our streets? I joined the Marines to fight for my country in the Sixties so that all Americans could have a better life, not just the rich and well-to-do who are receiving all the bailouts today.

The list of barriers and obstacles facing today’s homeless goes on and on, Mr. Obama. Please, if you are serious about fixing our nation’s economy from the bottom-up, begin at the real bottom by making a firm commitment to end involuntary homelessness throughout our country without further ado.

Sincerely,

Ruben Botello, Founder AMERICAN HOMELESS SOCIETY http://sananda.tripod.com/homeless/ahs1.html