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Now Let’s Get to Work, Starting with the House Stimulus Package

January 22, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

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changeinwashington, energyefficiency, greenenergy, greenforall, greenjobcorps, greenjobs, housestimulus, obama, stimuluspackage, vanjones, waxman

I had the good fortune of being in Washington for the inauguration. It was an amazing day, when I felt every one of the 2 million people in attendance was committed to a new future for America. Cheers surrounded me...continued

A Time for Boldness: How We Can Repower America with Clean Energy

November 6, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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changeinwashington, cleanenergy, climatechange, economicstimulus, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, greeneconomy, greenjobs, obama, repoweramerica

Like many Americans, I feel a sense of measured optimism these days. Yes the economy is in collapse and we live on a "planet in peril," but we also have an environmental advocate headed toward the White House. In his...continued

The Obama Victory: America Enters the 21st Century

November 4, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
changeinwashington, cleanenergy, energyfuture, globalwarming, newenergyforamericaplan, obama

It makes me happy to write these words: an advocate for the environment will be the next president of the United States. Talk about transformation. America is hungry for bold change. Now we have the opportunity to bring it about....continued