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How To Start A Green Business Driven By Federal Stimulus Money

How To Start A Green Business Driven By Federal Stimulus Money

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Ross.

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Remember the stimulus package which was supposed to bring millions of green-collar jobs to the USA? The hundreds of billions of dollars which were going to revitalise energy efficiency and renewable energy across America?
Guess what: it’s not getting spent.
Only 10% of the $20 billion of US stimulus dollars earmarked for energy efficiency projects has been [...]

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Oil Prices Rise Above $60 As The Dollar Continues To Weaken

Oil Prices Rise Above $60 As The Dollar Continues To Weaken

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Ross.

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OPEC countries are starting to breathe a little easier as their productions cuts, coupled with the weakening dollar, have seen crude oil prices cease trading above $60 for the first time in six months.
Oil prices had slumped below $40 back in March, but have since seen a strong resurgence through a combination of China building [...]

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