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How Obama Could Get His Job Groove Back
I wrote back in January about how more private sector jobs had been created in 2010 than in Bush’s entire 8 years in office. I think this was a significant accomplishment. But there were and are a number of things hindering continued growth…
Greece To Export Solar Power to Germany, Cover Strip-Mines With Largest Photovoltaic Array In The World
Project Helios is a solar energy exchange initiative with the potential to bail Greece out of economic crisis and solve much of Germany’s energy woes. The 20 billion euro (US $29 billion) concept was cast in a meeting between Germany’s Deputy Economy Minister Stefan Kapferer and Greek ministers of fiance, development, energy, and the environment.
Republican Presidential Candidates on Climate Change
From Skeptics to Flip-Floppers to Believers, here’s how the Republican candidates for president stack up on climate change.
Obama Ambushed by Testy Tea Party People
After speaking to a crowd of supporters in Cannon Falls, Minn. on the first day of his Economic Bus Tour, President Obama was confronted at the rope line by a pair of conservative activists.
Obama Fired Up About Partisanship, Gridlock in Washington
Speaking at a newly built Johnson Controls advanced battery facility in Holland, Michigan, President Obama lashed out with a fiery critique of Washington’s broken politics.
