President Obama Affirms Commitment to Green Energy Revolution in Inaugural Address

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Green Buildings & Green Technology, HVAC Jobs / Career Advice, HVAC Regulations and Standards, LEED | No Comments

[Updated 1/20/09 at 3:45 p.m. EST with links (at end) to other Web items about the green focus in Obama's speech.]

We offer a sincere congratulations to President Obama for his inauguration today, along with a wish for much success as he assumes the mantle of presidential leadership in the midst of as dramatic and turbulent a time of transition as the U.S. and the rest of the world have seen for many decades.

As has been widely reported in the media, and as we ourselves have talked about here at Just Venting, President Obama has announced a strong commitment to overhauling the nation’s energy use habits by having all sorts of green retrofits performed on federal buildings and residences. This plan figures into both his energy and economic recovery plans, which dovetail in their goal of generating huge numbers of green jobs and stimulating other types of economic recovery and progress. › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

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