Business headlines – Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Oh)

Wright State to host conference on clean energy Wright State University is hosting an March 22 open house on “Strengthening
Collaboration Between Industry and Academia in Renewable and Clean Energy.” The free event is meant to allow businesses share experiences on
“collaborating with Wright State

CLEAN ENERGY PATENTS HIT RECORD HIGH IN 2009 -Clean Energy Patent Growth Index

Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce results for the fourth quarter of 2009 for the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm’s Cleantech Group, along with the year end 2009 results.

ACORE’s Top Renewable Initatives Spotlight: “Clean Energy Week – A New Green Tradition”

Renewable energy issues took center stage in 2009 as the House of Representatives passed a cap and trade bill and American delegates prepared to go to Copenhagen for the COP-15 Conference. However, as news about health care and the failed climate summit dominated the headlines during the final weeks of 2009, renewable energy issues seemed destined to be pushed to the back burner in 2010. However, clean energy leaders could not allow that to happen and believed it was time to bring green issues back to the national forefront. Out of this desire to keep pushing the United States towards a cleaner and more prosperous future, Clean Energy Week was born.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS ON CLEAN ENERGY JOBS – Political Transcript Wire

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS ON CLEAN ENERGY JOBS,
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 5, 2010 SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. It is great to be here at OPOWER. And
just looking around, this looks like a fun place to

Four Democratic Senators Aim to Halt Section 1603 Grant Program

March 4, 2010 — A group of Democratic senators has called for the government to halt a federal stimulus program aimed at building wind farms and other clean-energy projects, arguing that too much of the money spent so far has gone to create jobs overseas. << Full Story >>

Senators aim to halt wind projectsFour Democrats say jobs created by program are too often overseas – The Washington Post

A group of Democratic senators called Wednesday for the government to
halt a federal stimulus program aimed at building wind farms and other clean-
energy projects, arguing that too much of the money spent so far has gone to
create jobs overseas. The Obama administration and wind-energy advocates

Green tech seeks its ‘Netscape moment’

Entrepreneurs and investors at a clean-energy conference say they are hopeful that new technologies can shake up the energy industry but are frustrated with the pace of change.

A Pale Green Budget just isn’t enough for india – The Hindustan Times

New Delhi, March 1 — How green was this budget? I’d say pale green.
Cleaner energy has got a thumbs up. A Clean Energy Fund was announced, and the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s outlay increased by 61 per cent. Duties
on LED lights – the greenest yet – have been reduced, on par with CFLs,

B.C. accused of favouring oil and gas industry – The Globe And Mail

VANCOUVER — Praised in the past as the greenest government in Canada,
British Columbia came under fire from environmentalists yesterday for a budget
they say negates the impact of clean-energy initiatives by offering bigger
subsidies to the oil and gas industry. “The B.C. government deserves a

GE’s Immelt: U.S. lagging in clean energy

Growing demand for energy products gives developing countries an advantage in burgeoning clean-energy field, while U.S. picture is a “mixed bag,” says GE CEO.