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Obama: ‘No industry with more potential to create jobs now than clean energy’

1 by Timothy Hurst on October 4, 2010
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In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama touched on one of his favorite topics: the link between job growth and energy independence. But during this election season, the President also touched on the reasons why, despite previous attempts to do so, we've been unable to sustain support for and growth in the clean energy sector. Watch it:

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Category: Economy, Politics, Renewable energy | Tags: clean energy, Economy, energy policy, jobs, obama, Renewable energy, Video

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Timothy Hurst is the editor at Ecopolitology and Earth & Industry as well as the executive editor of the LiveOAK Media Network. He writes mostly about energy and environmental politics, clean tech, infrastructure and green business. When not reading, writing, or talking about environmental politics to anyone who will listen, Tim likes to ski, hike with his aging lab and get dirty in his Colorado veggie garden. Find Tim on Google+.

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