Comments on: Report: Obama Should Spend $100B on Green Stimulus

By: Why Intel Could Rock the Electric Vehicle Battery Market

Why Intel Could Rock the Electric Vehicle Battery Market — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:01:44 +0000

[...] With the right bets, Intel has the ability to become one of the largest U.S. electric vehicle battery makers. The big companies that are currently moving to dominate the battery industry — like Sanyo, LG Chem and Panasonic — largely come from Asian countries. Electric-car makers like Tesla have complained that the cost of transporting batteries from international producers drives up manufacturing costs, and Tesla said it has actively (and so far unsuccessfully) looked for a U.S. manufacturer. Many of the large U.S. automakers slowly getting into electric vehicles could also be interested in domestically-made batteries. U.S. electric vehicle battery production could also be ripe for U.S. subsidies or benefit from Obama’s green stimulus. [...]

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » » Obama Spearheading Energy Efficiency, Job Creation, And Climate Change

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:00:32 +0000

[...] president. Even more exciting for the cleantech world is that both the groups suggest that nearly 29% ($100 Billion) of that amount should go toward energy infrastructure invesments and green job [...]

By: Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out | Wall Street

Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out | Wall Street — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:11:21 +0000

[...] Which has the WSJ edit page frothing: “Mr. Obama is stocking his energy shop with the greenest of greens who want to move fast on a very aggressive climate agenda.” In reality, the grim economic climate will likely make it tough for the new team to realize many of their ideas, like Mr. Chu’s plan for higher gas taxes, in the WSJ (sub reqd.). Meanwhile, there’s still that stimulus plan floating about; Earth2Tech details where $100 billion could go to create green jobs. [...]

By: Ethanol » Blog Archive » Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out

Ethanol » Blog Archive » Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:16 +0000

By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: The Bailout Bails Out — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:24:59 +0000

[...] Which has the WSJ edit page frothing: Mr. Obama is stocking his energy shop with the greenest of greens who want to move fast on a very aggressive climate agenda. In reality, the grim economic climate will likely make it tough for the new team to realize many of their ideas, like Mr. Chus plan for higher gas taxes, in the WSJ (sub reqd.). Meanwhile, theres still that stimulus plan floating about; Earth2Tech details where $100 billion could go to create green jobs. [...]

By: Tyler Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:17:46 +0000

Hi Katie, do you have a link to this report? I can't find it anywhere.... Thanks.

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » » Green Tech Taking A Back Seat To The Financial Dilemma

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:21:35 +0000

[...] and agree upon a sound solution to how everyone will work together and with what technology. Obama should be picking out the best of the clean tech companies come the start of his term and make stiff regulations to mandate them [...]

By: sherry

sherry — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:39:18 +0000

This past year the exorbitant cost of fuel nearly destroyed our economy and seriously damaged our society. That one single factor alone affected every single facet of our economy and society. Filling up at the pump broke most family budgets alone. Added to that was the financial burden of sharp increases in every consumer product because the increased cost of fuel was passed on through the production and shipping of such products. Utility companies sought and were granted record price hikes further straining the family budget. WE cut back, cut out frills, for some that was not going out to eat any longer, cutting off the home phone and only using the cell. Shutting the cable off, or maybe going longer to replace things that really need replaced like the family car, tires, clothing etc. Sadly some have had to go so far as to cut out necessary medications just to keep a roof over their heads. Day after day sad stories are on the news about animal shelters bursting at the seams as families either lost their homes or can no longer feed their pets. Cutting back further reduces consumer spending which results in even more jobs lost. While we are so busy doing the happy dance at the pumps at the lower gas prices OPEC is planning to cut production until the reach their desired 75-100. per barrel price. My electric bill went up 16% during the height of this, now they are talking about reducing it 4% since fuel is back down. What happened to the other 12%? Groceries have not come back down and most are in smaller packaging so we are paying more for less. Freddie and Fannie have taken most all the blame for our society’s economy. Of all the homes I have seen lost in FL and I have seen many and many more in the process none have been due to an adjustable mortgage like the media likes to portray, they have been due to lack of employment. Those who do still have a job have seen tremendous cutbacks in hours available which cuts their check, some in half. WE need to use some of these stimulus/bailout dollars to make America Energy Dependent. It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents a gallon to charge and drive an electric car. The electricity to charge the car could conceivably be generated by solar or wind. If all gasoline cars, trucks, and suv’s instead had plug-in electric drive trains, the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota.What a win -win situation it would be for our nation to create clean, cheap electricity, create millions of badly needed new green collar jobs and at the same time we could reduce and eventually eliminate our dependence on foreign oil. I just read a fascinating and profound book by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. The plan outlined in his book would save this country from financial ruin as well as get us out from under our dependence on foreign oil. I encourage all to read this book, especially our politicians. Also I encourage all of you to visit Better Place @ http://www.betterplace.com/ to see the work this new company is doing to make our country energy independent. There is a tab on the upper right hand side of the page to click to sign up for news letters and sign an online petition. Very worthwhile. We have to do our part as citizens to educate ourselves and be more proactive.