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Michigan Gets Over $1 Billion for Advanced Batteries & Materials Manufacturing

Ryan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:02:40 +0000

With the electrification of the American auto industry in mind, Michigan has for years been positioning itself as America’s new battery capital. At Detroit’s groundbreaking and high-tech NextEnergy Center, Vice President Joe Biden announced more than a billion reasons Michigan may just make it. The Obama administration announced $2.4 billion in grants to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries and electric vehicles. And more than $1 billion of that money will be coming to Michigan in several major grants, which should create tens of thousands of jobs in the Great Lakes State.

The rest of this article can be read here http://www.michigangreen.org/article619.html

American Clean Energy & Security Act Passes Through House

Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:40:54 +0000

It’s moving forward, slowly. Some of the key components of the act can be seen here http://www.globe-net.com/other_news/listing.cfm?type=2&newsID=4421

U.S. to Spend $500 Million on Projects that Prepare Workers for Green Jobs

Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:33:19 +0000

This is very good to see, but is only a small start. Hopefully there is more to come down the road.

http://www.globe-net.com/other_news/listing.cfm?type=2&newsID=4412