Fuel economy regulations may result in more costs to consumers
Fuel economy regulations will certainly result in hidden costs.In seeking to create fuel efficient cars, which means lighter and more improved technology cars, the capital cost…
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Brown Touts Jobs Plan
On Sunday California Gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown (D) spoke about his plan to decrease unemployment in California (which currently stands at 12.3%). He proposed to…
New Ford Explorer Could Heal Economy
MLive: With the debut of its 2011 Explorer coming Monday, Ford Motor Company has announced that mass production of the sport utility vehicle will create…
Applied Materials To Cut 400+ Jobs From Solar Power Branch
Barron’s: This morning nanotech manufacturer Applied Materials announced that it would be cutting anywhere from 400-500 jobs from its solar energy products division. The division…
Report Encourages Plan For Green Jobs In Southern California
The LA Times: The Los Angeles Business Council, citing a report it commissioned from the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, says that more than 11,000…
$2 Billion For Solar Energy, Opposition Says Boo
In an effort to speed up economic recovery, the President announced on Saturday that the Department of Energy would be paying out $2 billion to…
Obama Dedicated To Green Jobs
The San Francisco Chronicle: The President will not cede American’s leadership in green technology or the global economy. The president made the comments on Wednesday…
German Solar Power Tech Company Creating Jobs in Colorado
Germany's SMA Solar Technology is opening a manufacturing plant in Colorado that will create 300 jobs with room for 700 more to follow. The facility…
Waste Not Technologies to Create 1,400 Jobs in Michigan
Florida's Waste Not Technologies has proposed building a recycling center in Van Buren County, Michigan, creating 1,400 new jobs. The center, a $150 million investment,…
Exide Technologies Creating 200 Jobs
Exide Technologies is getting $34.3 million in federal stimulus funding to launch a new production line in Columbus, Georgia, creating 200 new manufacturing jobs. The…