There’s usually a flurry of speculation before major elections. Similarly, sports finals bring out all kinds of arguing and debating about who will win. Only when the votes are counted and the buzzer sounds does it really matter. In announcing that the U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs due to Recovery [...]
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Recovery Act Funds Positively Impacting Innovation; Still Many Unknowns
August 24th, 2010 
Justin Manger Guest Post: Cash for Caulkers
July 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson Houston Neal is the Director of Marketing at Software Advice. Houston writes for the Software Advice construction blog. He enjoys researching and reporting on trends in technology, and has a particular interest in developments in “green” technology. “Cash for Caulkers” is nearly here. Last month the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5019 – also known [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Guest Authors, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Congress, Green Jobs, Houston Neal, Stimulus Bill, Tax Rebates 
View CommentsObama Announces $2 Billion in Stimulus Funds for Solar
July 4th, 2010 Eric Wilson In what may amount to his boldest move to date in support of the clean energy economy as part of the economic recovery, President Obama announced that he would be “awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments from the Recovery Act to two solar companies.” Abound Solar (mentioned here in a post last year) and Abengoa [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Green Jobs, Solar Energy, Stimulus Bill View CommentsObama Touts Clean Energy Future in Speech at CMU
June 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson As the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region reaches into the seventh week and officially becomes the largest such disaster in the history of this country, the ire of constituents across the United States is reaching a crescendo. The argument that the spill should be used to forge a clean energy future has merit. [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, President Obama, Renewable Energy Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Nuclear, Stimulus Bill View CommentsThe Department of Energy and The Economic Recovery
April 4th, 2010 Eric Wilson Here at 2nd Green Revolution, we firmly believe in the power of a clean energy economy to serve as the backbone of a healthy, sustainable economy going forward. Recent news from the Department of Energy (DOE) provides a glimmer of hope regarding this possibility. The DOE “released a new report [available as a PDF] highlighting [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, President Obama Tags: Stephen Chu, Stimulus Bill, Tax Rebates View Comments
