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USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

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Novus is working with an Oregon lender, Old West Federal Credit Union, to finance the project. The biorefinery will be built on land owned by the Port of Morrow, one of the largest ports in Oregon. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA has invested $765 million in nine biorefineries that have produced 150.1

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000. The DOT is making $48.1

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. More from Fortune Obama exclusive: Business needs to work with me 28 top companies: Theyre hiring!

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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More How healthy are your finances? First Published: April 15, 2009: 1:27 PM ET Fiat could ditch Chrysler over unions Chryslers attack on bad quality First drive: Chevy Volt Features Money & Main Street Cheese=jobs A plan to build a cheese factory in upstate New York could help small towns with big unemployment. 5.90 / 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec).

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