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Obama Budget Brings Home the Green for Rhode Island 4/30/2009

With President Obama’s budget now approved by Congress, Rhode Island may soon get funds to boost its transition to a clean energy economy and protect Narragansett Bay, according to a report released today by Environment Rhode Island.

Vision 2010: President Obama’s Budget, Clean Energy and the Environment 4/30/2009

This report details specific environmental and economic benefits from these proposals for Rhode Island, which if approved lay the groundwork for curbing global warming pollution and protecting the environment. This report visually displays examples of these benefits with a comprehensive state map.

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure 1/13/2009

President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make clean energy and green infrastructure a cornerstone of America’s economic recovery. In his first radio address of 2009, the president-elect said "to put people back to work today and reduce our dependence on foreign oil tomorrow, we will double renewable energy production and renovate public buildings to make them more energy efficient.” This report provides specific recommendations in support of the president-elect’s efforts to ensure a green economic recovery and estimates the environmental benefits of those recommendations.

Environmentalists prepare for stimulus money 10/30/2009

Business people, environmental advocates and community officials jammed a meeting at Save the Bay yesterday to learn more about the federal stimulus money targeted for environmental projects in Rhode Island. Expect lots of spending, they were told, but details will come later.

Environmental Journal: Environmentalists say stimulus would be a boon 2/01/2009

Environmentalists and energy experts are looking forward to seeing large portions of the federal government’s stimulus package approved by Congress because it appears likely to target lots of money for cleanups of industrial pollution, supporting renewable energy, and financing energy efficiency and weatherization programs.

Report back from Energy Solutions Expo 11/20/2008

The U.S. is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades, and as the investment, real estate, and automotive industries collapse, it appears that there’s no easy way to turn things around. There is however, a legitimate solution to fixing our ailing economy. That is through an investment in renewable energy.