In his State of the Union Address for 2007, President George W. Bush called for a 22% increase in federal grants for research and development of alternative energy. However, in a speech he gave soon after, he said to those assembled, I recognize that there has been some interesting mixed signals when it comes to funding.
Where the mixed signals were coming from concerned the fact that at the same time the President was calling on more government backing for research and development, the NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden, Colardo was laying off workers and contractors left and right.
Apparently, the Laboratory got the hint, because soon after the State of the Union Address, everyone was re-hired. The second speech of the President’s was actually given at the… Read More
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In his State of the Union Address for 2007, President George W. Bush called for a 22% increase in federal grants for research and development of alternative energy. However, in a speech he gave soon after, he said to those assembled, I recognize that there has been some interesting mixed signals when it comes to funding. Where the mixed signals were coming from concerned the fact that at the same time the President was calling on more government backing for alternative energy research and development, the NREL-the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden, Colardo-was laying off workers and contractors left and right. Apparently, the Laboratory got the hint, because soon after the State of the Union Address, everyone was re-hired. The second speech of the President’s was actually given at… Read More
A great deal of progress has been made in the field of alternative energy. We all know this, don’twe?
At this point, most people are well aware of the importance of alternative energy. It is probably the only option we have left for continued sources of energy to power the earth’s needs. It is for this reason that grants for education about alternative energy are critical. They provide the impetus that allows people to do the critical research involved in finding alternate sources of energy.
It has been through such grants that the progess made so far has been achieved. Continuing research in this field will go on as long as grants continue to be available.
These grants allow educational institutions to provide the necessary education to make sure that the public… Read More