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Conservative Message Machine In The Service Of Big Oil

See if you can spot the common theme in the latest the conservative message machine pumped out today and in the last few days.

Heritage Foundation: Obama Keeps Turning His Back on Jobs: more »

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Super Committee Out Of Way - Now Back To Reality?

Let's hope that the failure of the "super committee" quest to take money out of the economy clears the media mist for a minute, so people can focus on real issues that matter to real people. What are the chances of that? more »

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Five Biggest Right-Wing Lies About Solyndra

Oil-backed conservatives have been absolutely ecstatic over the collapse of American solar-power company Solyndra and the rise of China as the dominant country in green energy, because they think they can turn this into a story that makes President Obama and government look bad. It also gives them a bonus opportunity to attack alternatives to coal and oil. more »

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Today's Big Idea To Get America Working: Revive American Manufacturing

At the end of 2010, manufacturing was just 11.7 percent of the economy. If we want to recharge the nation's job-creation machine, we must make manufacturing a larger segment of the economy.

A bold jobs plan aims to boost American manufacturing by insisting that international trade be on a truly level playing field, America adopt a national manufacturing/industrial/economic policy, Congress write into law a "Buy American" policy for government procurement, and the administration execute a plan for capturing the lead in green energy.

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Government Getting People Working On Better Buildings

For years people have been asking why we don’t launch a national effort to save energy and create jobs by retrofitting buildings to be more energy-efficient. Last week I wrote that even simple things, like painting roofs white can save energy and employ a lot of people. more »

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Bold JOBS Plan 1: Hire For Energy Retrofitting

Last week, in Jobs: It's BOLD PLAN Time, I listed three badly-needed plans for creating jobs:

* A 5-year plan to revive American manufacturing. This is how our country and our people can make a living again. more »

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China On Clean Tech: Smart And Unfair At The Same Time

The rest of the world is realizing that extracting and burning fossil fuels as their main energy source is not a good, safe, sustainable and cost-effective approach, and is starting a transition to alternatives. more »

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National Clean Energy Summit Calls For Government Action To Create Green Jobs

I am attending the National Clean Energy Summit 3.0: Investing in American Jobs conference in Last Vegas, hosted by Senator Harry Reid (who is spending the day here hosting this). The Summit is put on by the Center for American Progress Action Fund. more »

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Obama's Speech - The Carter Context

"The moral equivalent of war."

Tonight President Obama will talk about the Gulf oil catastrophe, and, hopefully, overall energy and climate policy. A look back at President Carter's fight over energy brings some context to this situation. more »

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The Blue Green Alliance: The Clean Energy Future Meets the Deficit Infatuated Present.

The blue green coalition shows both the promise ahead and the blinkered political reality of today.

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