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Obama, Energy Efficiency & Accountability

By Elisa Wood

Not once, but twice President Obama mentioned the importance of energy efficiency in his state of the union address January 27. His support for the resource is no surprise; his administration has channeled $20 billion toward energy savings programs. Obama made clear that going into his second year his support will not

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Obama, Poker and What 2010 Holds for Energy Efficiency

By Elisa Wood

Tip his hand? In fact, as Stewart pointed out, Obama has shown that hand broadly to the world for the last year. Starting with his January 2009 inaugural speech, Obama buoyed the clean energy industry by advancing renewable energy, a first for a US president in that forum. But that turned out to be just the start. In talk after talk this year, he

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2009 Tax Credits

By Steve Feller

Businesses are doing about anything they can to survive. Some very creative advertising is showing up everyday, encouraging people to build or remodel. This desperate advertising is being centered on the new ”American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of

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First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

By Green Building Inspector

The National Association of Home Builders has provided a great information resource for the recently enacted tax credits rolled out in President Oboma’s Recovery Plan. Here are the highlights:

$8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

The tax credit is for first-time home buyers only.
The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
The tax credit

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Obama, Energy Efficiency & Accountability

Obama, Poker and What 2010 Holds for Energy Efficiency

2009 Tax Credits

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