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| Israel And The US Partner For Clean Energy Posted: 20 Dec 2007 12:49 AM CST (Image Credit: Amazon.com) With many nations looking for ways to reduce the gas price hike that has afflicted much of our planet, it looks as if the United States is teaming up with Israel in order to explore new ways to produce clean, green energy. (Globes Online) The US Senate has approved cooperation with Israel in clean energy - the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. [...]
Israeli sources in Washington predict $20 million in allocations a year over the next five years for joint US-Israeli energy projects. The US Department of Energy and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructures will formulate an agreement and settle related issues.
The Energy Independence Act includes financing grants for the production of energy from biofuel, biomass, wind, ocean waves, and geothermal sources. Projects will include joint basic research between US and Israeli academic institutions and applied research projects between companies from both countries. This new bill (which will probably be signed into law, if not already) may help the US and Israel to finally gain their energy independence upon foreign oil. Israel already has the lead when it comes to developing clean technology, which includes everything from turning fungus and cow manure into energy to building better solar houses to even recycling nuclear waste into energy. With the help of US funding, America and Israel may not only be able to help themselves become energy independent by relying upon cleaner technologies, but also half of our planet as well. |
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Environmental policies can help to boost the economy, create new jobs and new revenue streams
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.press.release.page&obj_id=130268 Speaking to the Renewable Energy Association's Micro-Renewables Conference 2006, the Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, said:
"Man-made climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges we face. Its consequences aren't just environmental – they're economic too. Ignoring the scientific consensus simply won't do. It won't do for our environment and it won't do for the economy.
"As smart companies and politicians have always known – today's problems are tomorrow's opportunities. Protecting the environment doesn't have to come at the expense of profits and economic growth. Environmental policies can help to boost the economy and create new jobs and new revenue streams.
"The global market for new energy products and services – including micro-renewables – may potentially be worth trillions of pounds over the course of this century. What a fantastic opportunity for British companies and the British economy. This is exactly the type of high technology, value-added sector that we could be excelling in. But in this country we're falling behind our competitors. We're failing to make the most of this fast growing market.
"American companies are leading the way in bringing affordable renewable technologies to the market. That's why, next week, I'll be in Silicon Valley visiting some of the pioneering green energy companies based out there, building on bright ideas coming out of Stanford University.
"We need bold and effective action. Other countries have shown us how it can be done – by creating a stable tax and regulation framework that encourages the development and installation of new environmental technologies and by reforming the planning system and energy infrastructure to enable a wider uptake of micro-renewables."
George Osborne MP
08/06/2006
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