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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is one of the ‘top tier’ candidates for the Republican nomination for President. Rudy served as Mayor from 1994 through 2001, distinguishing himself in the eyes of many Americans during the national crisis on September 11th. Giuliani had previously served in the Reagan White House, and also as a Public Prosecutor, and in the US Attorney’s Office.

On the campaign trail in New [...]

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Senator Barack Obama is the junior US Senator representing the state of Illinois in the US Senate. He was elected to the Senate in 2004 and is serving in his first term. Previously, Obama had served as a 3-term Illinois state senator. Barack is married to his wife, Michelle, and they have two young daughters.

Obama, even as a freshman [...]

Congressman Duncan Hunter is a Republican representing California’s 52nd Congressional District, an area surrounding San Diego. Hunter has been a Congressman since 1981, serving his 13th term. However, he stated that he would not seek reelection to his seat, as he was occupied with running for President. But fear not, San Diegoans, Duncan D. Hunter, the Congressman’s son, has announced his candidacy for his father’s seat. Whew… that was close. Hunter is married to his [...]

…. with apologies to a similar sounding movie title, I did attend an event at which Mike Huckabee was the guest speaker. Back in March, former Republican Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, was interviewed by WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH. ‘Channel 9,’ as it is affectionately known, is the only statewide television station in New Hampshire and it is taking advantage of our lead-off spot in the Presidential Primary process by interviewing all

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Editor’s note: We’re very happy to welcome Mike Garofalo and SmartPower to GO! Every Wednesday, Mike’s "Power to the People" column will look at the energy proposals of the declared candidates for President of the United States.

Hello GO Community! My name is Mike Garofalo and I am the Communications Director for SmartPower, a national non-profit marketing organization that promotes clean energy use all across the United

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An 80 megawatt (MW) solar power plant – the world’s largest and big enough to power nearly 21,000 homes – will be built near Fresno, California.

A California-based startup company called Cleantech America LLC plans to build the solar farm. The company develops utility-scale solar plants and wants to commercialize photovoltaic (PV) solar technology in order to slow global warming and increase America’s energy independence.

The San Joaquin Valley Customer Choice Solar

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When Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed the $100 million Iowa Power Fund into law this spring, Iowa committed to investing in cutting-edge research and development to continue leading the nation towards a new energy economy. But it also established something even more ambitious: The Office of Energy Independence - and they’re hiring.

The Office of Energy Independence is charged with weaning the Hawkeye state off of foreign oil by 2025 – no small feat

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Last week, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee passed the Green Jobs Act of 2007 (HR 2847) by a vote of 26-18. Originally introduced by Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) and John Tierney (D-MA), the Green Jobs Act would authorize up to $125 million in funding to establish national and state job training programs for about 35,000 U.S. workers. These jobs training would help to address the shortages in green industries such as [...]

The United States may take real steps towards a greater energy independence and a stronger economy with the Program for Real Energy Security, or PROGRESS Act. The bill – first introduced in the previous 109th Congress and reintroduced last week in the 110th - aims to jumpstart a massive national effort to diversify U.S. energy sources to include more renewable energy and implement energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies.

Although more than one of President Bush’s State of the Union addresses has involved energy independence and shifting towards renewable power, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Boulder, CO has seen its funding cut to less than it was seven years ago when Bush took office. They don’t even have a cafeteria.

For decades, presidents have talked about “energy independence” but with little movement in that direction. Renewable energy powers about 6 percent of America’s

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