RENEWABLOG

Blogging the Inauguration...Through Green Colored Glasses

I'll be posting on the historic nature of the stimulus package and the government relations opportunitiy for green companies, projects and technologies, as the federal government becomes the world's largest investor in cleantech. But first, I want to make sure I capture the green elements (if any) of Obama's presidential inauguration speech. 

Obama began his speech slightly before 9:07 a.m. PST and in less than two minutes, made reference to the fact that, "the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet." He called this usage one of the "indicators of crisis."

9:14 PST:  "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories..."

9:18 PST: "With old friends and former foes we'll...roll back the spector of a warming planet."

9:21 PST: Obama says that countries of relative plenty can no longer consume the world's resources without regards to its effect.

In an 18 minute inaugural address, President Obama addressed energy in four separate passages. Likely more than any previous president. Every passage focused on sustainability or renewability in some reference.

Now all eyes in solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, tidal, water and energy management (and public and government relations) turn toward the stimulus package currently proposed in the House. More than $50 billion in tax credits, projects and investments in renewable energy are currently included and we'll do a run down of specifics this week.

Posted by Jason Morris on January 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM