LEDs in North Carolina, Solar Panels in California

Tuesday, June 21, 2011   Last week, the President traveled to Durham, NC to meet with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council at the corporate and U.S. manufacturing headquarters of Cree, a leading manufacturer of energy efficient LED lighting. The President toured Cree’s manufacturing facility and highlighted Cree as an example of leading the clean energy revolution as well as the comeback in American manufacturing. And on Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, California Governor Jerry Brown and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Blythe Solar Power Project, the world’s largest solar energy project to be built on public lands. President Barack Obama tours the manufacturing facilities at Cree, Inc., a leading manufacturer of energy efficient LED lighting, in Durham, N.C. June 13, 2011. With the Presient are: Chuck Swoboda, Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc., left, and Matthew Rose, Chairman and CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) White House Highlights Manufacturing Our Nation's Clean Energy Future June 20, 2010 CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley travels to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to visit IceStone, a small manufacturer that creates countertops and surfaces from 100 percent recycled glass, diverting hundreds of tons of glass from landfills each year. From General Mechanics to General Motors: Lynn Gantt's EcoCAR Experience June 17, 2011 EcoCar Challenge helps bring innovative talent like Lynn Gantt and his team, the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech, to the forefront of the clean energy jobs movement. Investing in America’s New Energy Frontier June 17, 2011 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar honors the world's largest solar project based in California, which both creates jobs and harnesses green technology, as a historic moment in America's renewable energy frontier. There Ought to Be An Environmental App for That! June 17, 2011 EPA is launching an effort called the Apps for the Environment Challenge that encourages private software developers to make smart phone Apps that use EPA’s data to help people and communities make decisions that affect their lives. National Transportation Week in Pictures June 17, 2011 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood travels to Tennessee, Nevada, and California to check out innovative projects that will make Americans safer, create good jobs for U.S. workers, and help people get where they need to go without suffering at the gas pump. Partnership for Sustainable Communities Marks Two Trailblazing Years June 16, 2011 The Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a collaboration between the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency works to revitalize neighborhoods with convenient, affordable transit and clean energy. White House Event Amps Up Grid Modernization Efforts June 15, 2011 On Monday, the White House brought together a range of stakeholders from throughout the energy sector — including utility executives, state regulators, federal agencies, consumer advocates, technology leaders and entrepreneurs — to discuss along with Administration officials the most effective ways of upgrading our country’s electric grid. Can Energy Efficiency Help You Get a Job? June 14, 2011 Developing the market for building energy upgrades will attract the investment and create the jobs that will put America’s building industry to work, making American businesses more efficient and competitive. Energy for the War Fighter: The Department of Defense Operational Energy Strategy June 14, 2011 The Department of Defense releases the very first Operational Energy Strategy, an energy innovation plan that will decrease the demand for fuel in the U.S. military to save taxpayer dollars and safeguard the lives of our forces. Investing in Our Communities and Creating Jobs June 6, 2011 In Lansing, Michigan, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced $76 million in clean-up grants for projects to restore hundreds of abandoned and polluted sites across the country. EPA’s brownfields program has created nearly 70,000 American jobs since it started less than a decade ago. Ocean Stewardship Built By You, For You June 8, 2011 As part of National Oceans Month, Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, joined Senator Harry Reid in Providence, Rhode Island to better understand the needs of our nation’s coastal communities. A diverse group of participants, including state and tribal authorities and Senator Whitehouse, spoke with Sutley about ways in which the new National Ocean Policy can help Rhode Island continue its successful ocean planning efforts. Get Updates Sign up for the Weekly Energy and Climate Agenda.  Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr iTunes           This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Manage Subscriptions for e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111