{"id":2140,"date":"2010-07-04T02:48:25","date_gmt":"2010-07-04T09:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2010-07-04T02:48:25","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T09:48:25","slug":"2-billion-for-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/04\/2-billion-for-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 Billion for Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m pleased to see this step in the right direction, even if it is too small a step.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"4solar\"<\/a> President Barack Obama announced Saturday the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that he said will create thousands of jobs and increase the country’s use of renewable energy sources.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Obama disclosed the funding in his weekly radio and online address, saying it is part of his plan to bring new industries to the U.S. <\/p>\n

"We’re going to keep competing aggressively to make sure the jobs and industries of the future are taking root right here in America," Obama said. <\/p>\n

The two companies that will receive the funds from the president’s $862 billion economic stimulus are Abengoa Solar, which will build one of the world’s largest solar plants in Arizona<\/strong>, creating 1,600 construction jobs; and Abound Solar Manufacturing, which is building plants in Colorado<\/strong> and Indiana<\/strong>. The Obama administration says those projects will create more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here\u2019s my beef.  Why is more than 2\/3 of this money going to Red states, especially Arizona?  That racist witch, Brewer, is likely to use the plant for a Latino BBQ.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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