Obama claims green businesses will "have an ally in Washington"

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businessgreen.com - 11/21/2008

Obama claims green businesses will "have an ally in Washington"

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James Murray, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 10:45:00 President-elect reiterates commitments to increase clean tech investment and engage in UN climate change negotiations US president-elect Barack Obama yesterday reiterated his plans to rebuild the reputation of the US as a ...

treehugger.com - 11/21/2008

Any Nation That Wants to Combat Climate Change Has an Ally in the US: President-Elect Obama

— treehugger.com — In case anyone had their doubts that president-elect Barack Obama’s commitment to combatting climate change (especially reengaging... with the international community) and in promoting renewable energy, check out this video clip which was prepared ... (more) Any Nation That Wants to Combat Climate Change Has an ...

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BusinessGreen Blog — ... It may not go down as one of his genuinely historic addresses, but his declaration this week that "any company that's willing to invest in clean energy will have an ally in Washington... any nation that's willing to join the cause of combating climate change will have an ally in the United States of America", will have sent waves of excitement through the entire green business movement. ...

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