Obama starts year with renewable energy pledge

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As president-elect Barack Obama prepares to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss his economic stimulus package, he pledges to make renewable energy a central component of the bail out

US president-elect Barack Obama reiterated again at the weekend that strategic investments in renewable energy will be an integral part of his plan to create three million new jobs over the next two years....

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