Solar News January 7, 2012

• A Billionaire Lends Haiti a Hand – New York Times

  New York Times

  A Billionaire Lends Haiti a Hand New York Times Then there are commitments from the 60-odd members of the Haiti Action Network of the Clinton Global Initiative, or CGI, which include installing solar panels, increasing energy supplies, refurbishing homes and providing job training. … and more »

• MICHAELS: A sustainable depression – Washington Times

  Washington Times

  MICHAELS: A sustainable depression Washington Times A huge supply of solar panels glutted the market, and the carnage is industrywide. A person who invested $2500 in the Guggenheim Solar Energy Fund in 2008 (symbol: TAN) would have $267 today, typical for this sector. Seeing rich Germans sunning in … and more »

• Companies shop for best deal as Maine, other states fight for jobs – Bangor Daily News

  Companies shop for best deal as Maine, other states fight for jobs Bangor Daily News Texas dedicates a small percentage of tax revenues toward a discretionary fund for business attraction; it works out to about $400 million a year. That fund has helped Texas attract almost 60000 new jobs and about $15 billion in new capital investment … and more »

• Energi and Sponsors Host Symposium Style Conference on January 9th at the … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

  Energi and Sponsors Host Symposium Style Conference on January 9th at the … EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) We understand as an organization that action will not take place immediately, but this will be a way to help to generate traction in the market” Event sponsors include Energi, Carbon War Room, Lockheed Martin, Ygrene Energy Fund, Building Energy … and more »

• NY State Governor Calls for Energy Highway, NY-Sun Initiative – SustainableBusiness.com

  Kansas City Star

  NY State Governor Calls for Energy Highway, NY-Sun Initiative SustainableBusiness.com Invest in Solar While Protecting Ratepayers: the new NY-Sun Initiative is meant to expand solar production in the state while keeping costs down. NY-Sun will help increase competitive procurement of large, commercial-sized solar projects and expand … Cuomo's 2012 Plan: It's Jobs, Jobs, JobsNyackNewsAndViews New York governor announces $1 billion economic development package for BuffaloBullet News Niagara Gov. Andrew Cuomo vows state growthRochester Democrat and Chronicle Towanda Daily Review –WKBW-TV all 1,288 news articles »

• Livermore Election; Pleasanton Work on Housing Element Highlight Last Six Months – Livermore Independent

  Livermore Election; Pleasanton Work on Housing Element Highlight Last Six Months Livermore Independent A staff report with recommendations on what to have in the solar policy needs to be researched further, said the supervisors. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories will be a continuing stimulus for new jobs in the East … and more »

• Iowa executives say incentives, skilled labor among needs – DesMoinesRegister.com

  Iowa executives say incentives, skilled labor among needs DesMoinesRegister.com Bill Fehrman, MidAmerican Energy's chief executive, encouraged the state to also look at policies that attract investment and jobs. He pointed to a $3 billion investment from MidAmerican's parent company in a solar energy farm in California as an … and more »

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