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Obama at MIT: The Nation that Leads in Clean Energy Will Lead the Global Economy

October 23, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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cleanenergy, cleantech, globalwarming, MIT, obama, obamaspeech, operationfree, veterans

Two weeks ago, I gave a speech at MIT urging the students to use their ingenuity and engineering expertise to help stop global warming. It was inspiring to speak directly to young people who have the talent to help put...continued

A Factory Where Clean Vehicles, Public Transit, and Economic Growth Converge

March 4, 2009

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

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cleancars, cleanenergy, cleantech, federalbudget, fuelefficiency, globalwarming, greeneconomy, greenjobs, hybrid, markettransformation, obamaspeech

In his State of the Union address and his federal budget, President Obama championed incentives for cleaner vehicles, expanded public transit, and more American jobs. A couple of weeks ago, I saw one of the places where all three of...continued

Washington Feels Like a New City

March 3, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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browner, cleanenergy, climatelegislation, globalwarming, jackson, obama, obamaspeech, stateoftheunion

Last week I traveled to Washington for the first time since the inauguration, and returning was a revelation. It is almost impossible to describe the changed atmosphere there and to absorb the impact of the shift in administration. People are...continued