President Obama and the environment: A Breath of Fresh Air

[ProSense]

A Breath of Fresh Air

Obama Seizes the Energy Opportunity

These achievements will have real world impact. By 2011, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, P.L. 111-5, will double the generation of renewable electricity from the wind, sun, and earth. ARRA will also lead to energy efficiency retrofits in 1 million homes by 2012. And President Obama’s new fuel economy standards would save 1.8 billion barrels of oil. Additional benefits will accrue as the president and Congress finish some 2009 clean-energy initiatives and additional efforts are launched in 2010.

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The lack of transmission capacity is a significant impediment to the broad expansion of renewable energy. Grid modernization must accompany increasing renewable energy generation, including the ability to incorporate intermittent renewable electricity generation. ARRA provided $4.5 billion to DOE for smart grid deployment and transmission line enhancement, and DOE just awarded $60 million for “transmission planning for the country’s three interconnection transmission networks.” This is the first step to enhancing the U.S. electricity transmission network.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Overview of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

There are many significant provisions to benefit renewable energy in the economic recovery legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, including:

• a Treasury Department grant program for renewable energy developers,
  
• a long-term extension of the wind energy production tax credit,
  
• an Energy Department loan guarantee program for developers and manufacturers,
  
• an expansion of Energy Department research, development and deployment funding, and
  
• a tax credit for advanced energy manufacturers.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Provides Measures to Sustain and Expand Wind Energy Industry Growth

[midnight]

1. I love reading about these programs. I know some here have explained how

solar roofing has been installed on there homes. So I know we are moving towards smarter energy. I would like our funding for these products to be based on co. that are employing Americans and keeping jobs here. Any info. about this American Recovery Act keeping this in America?

[ProSense]

3. There are two links in the OP to the American Wind Energy Association

There is a ton of information at the site.

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[Jennicut]

4. Thanks for the details.

Our investments have been so pitifully small in the past. We need more, but it is a step in the right direction.

[babylonsister]

5. Rec'd. Thanks, Pro, for providing some facts on what is actually

being done to promote renewal energy. Kind of puts the lie to the constant refrain that 'Obama is doing nothing'.

So naturally, this won't be popular here.

[Clio the Leo]

6. thank you nt

[NJmaverick]

7. K&R

[jefferson_dem]

8. K/R

For truth. :thumbsup:

[janx]

9. Good news!

The problem with alternative forms of energy is primarily one of COST.

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[impik]

11. Stupid facts. Who cares...

[Cha]

12. Yes! Excellent evidence of why Carl Pope

calls the President such a good environmentalist President.