Virginia Projects Get Biomass Energy Grants

(Associated Press, January 15, 2010) Martinsville, VA – Fifteen biomass and waste-to-energy projects in Virginia are sharing $10 million in grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program. Gov. Tim Kaine announced the grants Thursday (January 14, 2010) in Martinsville. The governor’s office says the money will support $110 million in private investments statewide. Read more

Phoenix Mayor: The Stimulus Is Working

By Phil Gordon

(CNN, January 25, 2010) Phoenix, Arizona — When America’s financial institutions crumbled and housing values plummeted, cities and families across the nation felt the tremendous impact. Almost overnight, the reality of how we live our lives and govern our communities shifted dramatically. To make matters worse, no road map to help us navigate these new and troubled waters was delivered to our doorstep. It had to be created. Read more

Stimulus Could Bring San Francisco 10,000 Jobs, Mayor Says

By Bryan Gerhart

(San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2010) Mayor Gavin Newsom denounced Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s high-profile criticism of the federal government for not sending enough money to California, saying the heavy handed comments are more likely to produce more resentment than revenue.  As he concluded a two-day trip this week in the capital, Newsom said he had taken a completely different tact by focusing his lobbying efforts on seeking a simple extension to the stimulus program that he said could create more than 10,000 jobs in San Francisco. Read more

Obama To Announce High-Speed Rail Funding

(Politics Daily, January 27, 2010) President Obama will announce this week he intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to develop high-speed rail lines in the United States, it was reported Wednesday. The president will unveil the proposal alongside Vice President Biden at a town hall meeting in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Read more

Labor Department Receives $2.5 Million Green Jobs Training Grant

(South Dakota State News, January 27, 2010) Pierre, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Labor (DOL) has been awarded a $2.5 million green jobs training grant authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The competitive grant program was open to all 50 states. South Dakota’s winning application was written and submitted by DOL as part of the Workforce 2025 initiative. Read more

How Stimulus Saved Renewable Energy

By Steve Hargreaves

(CNN Money, January 24, 2010) New York– On a mountain top 80 miles northeast of Bangor, Maine, in country where houses and gravel pits are mere pinpricks on a map green with forest, Paul Gaynor is making stimulus work. Gaynor, chief executive of First Wind, is using $40 million in federal funds to help build a wind farm that will produce enough power for 13,000 homes and has created 200 construction jobs. Read more

$140 Million For 14 Community Facilities Projects In Rural Areas: Projects Funded Include Hospitals, Schools, And Fire Departments In 11 States

(USDA, January 26, 2010) Washington – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of $140.4 million in community facilities projects that are being funded with federal funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. USDA has announced $477.6 million in Recovery Act funding for community facility projects to date. Read more

State Capital Gets $8 Million Energy Grant

By Susan Allen

(Times Argus, January 22, 2010) Montpelier — Sen. Bernard Sanders announced Thursday that Montpelier will receive an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to bring wood-fueled heat and power from the state plant into the city’s downtown, serving City Hall and more than 150 other downtown buildings. The funds are part of $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support community-based renewable energy projects, such as wood, wind and solar installations, the DOE said. There were a total of five projects selected for funds. Read more

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