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Analysis: Obama Grants $2.3B in Tax Credits for Green …

August 7, 2011 · 20 comments

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President Barack Obama is awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for energy efficient companies, intending to create 17000 jobs by 2013. Hoping this stimulus plan will move the country into a clean energy economy, these credits are meant to redesign our manufacturing infrastructure. Clean Skies News looks at the winning projects and how they can help both the economy and green living.

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Carbon Credits – Is this really being “green”?

August 17, 2010

As businesses are being persuaded to go greener, one option available to some is to purchase carbon credits. By purchasing these credits, a business is not required to make significant changes to its processes in the immediate future, but rather, simply provides financial support either to businesses that exceed the government’s environmental standards (and thus, […]

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Renewable Energy Tax Credits – Greener in More Ways Than One

May 18, 2010

It’s certainly no secret: the cost of renewable energy production and its implementation can be extremely high. This is the very reason why tax credits are often used to enable renewable energy sources to compete with fossil fuels. With rising oil and natural gas prices, the war in Iraq and environmental problems centering on […]

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Explaining the Difference between Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Credits

May 10, 2010

You think you understand renewable energy credits. You’re sure you understand Carbon Offsets. You are fuzzy on the details about how they differ and when the purchase of one or the other might be appropriate. Never fear! This article explains the key differences, and similarities, between the two. The first difference is the way […]

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