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energytechstocks.com.previewmysite.com - 12/8/2008

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Posted: December 8, 2008 On Saturday President-elect Obama pledged the biggest road and bridge construction program since the 1950s. But has anyone in Washington asked Wilson County, Tennessee road superintendent Steve Armistead about the price of asphalt these days? For that ...

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salon.com - 12/4/2008

Obama, China, global warming

— salon.com — Dec. 4, 2008 | Has any U.S. president come into office with higher expectations from foreign countries?... Perhaps the greatest expectation is that Barack Obama will reverse George W. Bush's all-too-successful eight-year effort to thwart international ... (more) Obama, China, global warming

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cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com - 12/9/2008

The future of energy

— cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com — Getty Images file Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles took the spotlight at July's Plug-In Conference and Exposition in San... Jose, Calif. How much will plug-ins change the energy game? If the plans being laid for the economy ... (more) The future of energy

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guardian.co.uk - 12/12/2008

Obama's new energy team raises hope for US environment

— guardian.co.uk — Barack Obama's choice of a Nobel laureate in physics to head his energy team, revealed on Wednesday... evening, has raised expectations of a strong drive to roll back George Bush's policies on climate change and environmental protection. The choice of ... (more) Obama's new energy team raises hope for US environment

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United States - Dec 8
Energy Bulletin - — ... Electrical Workers Local 1110, which represents 260 Republic workers, are conducting the contemporary equivalent of the 1930s sit-down strikes that led to the rapid expansion of union recognition nationwide and empowered the Roosevelt administration to enact more equitable labor laws. And, just as in the thirties, they are objecting to policies that put banks ahead of workers; stickers worn by the UE sit-down strikers read: "You got bailed out, we got sold out. (7 December 2008) Can Obama Really Afford His Infrastructure Program? Bill Paul, Energy Tech Stocks Price of ...

DrumBeat: December 8, 2008
The Oil Drum — ... The president-elect's future national security adviser, General James L. Jones, has been working on energy issues for an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce since retiring as NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe. He made clear in a recent interview improving energy security would be one of his central objectives, marking an unusual extension of the adviser's traditional role. The incoming administration faces several related challenges, however... Can Obama Really Afford His Infrastructure Program? Price of Asphalt, CO2 Cost From Cement, Raise ...

Can Obama Really Afford His Infrastructure Program?
Peak Oil News — ... Steve Armistead about the price of asphalt these days? For that matter, has anyone thought about how much more cement is likely to cost when that industry has to pass through costs associated with its carbon dioxide emissions? Bottom line: the two most essential materials of an infrastructure rebuilding program – asphalt and cement – could be so expensive that Obama won’t be able to fix nearly as many roads, bridges and buildings as he wants to, and thus fewer jobs will be created. Energy Tech Stocks