So much juice by the teabaggers in August, and angst by the right.. that we have forgotten

[Peacetrain]

so many things that have been accomplished so far..

http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/50701-analysis-president-obamas-new-green-stimulus-law.htm


The Sierra Club’s Allegheny Group, Pennsylvania Chapter has published most of the green extracts of ARRA on its web site. The highlights include:

* $4.5 billion for the repair of federal buildings to increase energy efficiency using green technology

* $11 billion for smart-grid related activities, including work to modernize the electric grid and smart grid grants

* $6.3 billion for energy efficiency and conservation grants

* $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program

* $2.5 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy research

* $2 billion in grant funding for the manufacturing of advanced battery systems and components and vehicle batteries produced in the U.S.

* $6 billion for new loan guarantees aimed at standard renewable projects such as wind or solar projects and for electricity transmission projects

* $1 billion for energy efficiency programs including alternative fuel trucks and buses, transportation charging infrastructure, and smart and energy efficient appliances

* $8.4 billion for public transportation

* $9.3 billion for investments in rail transportation, including Amtrak and high-speed rail

* $4 billion to the public housing capital fund to enable local public housing agencies to address a $32 billion backlog in capital needs, especially those improving energy efficiency

* $6 billion to cleaning up former weapon production and energy research sites

* $1.38 billion to support $3.8 billion in loans and grants for needed water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas

[Forkboy]

1. Lots of important things that aren't glamerous enough for the headlines.

Unfortunately.

K&R

[Peacetrain]

2. I had posted in another area, that the President just does not toot his own horn enough

Or the Democrats period. We just tend to get things done and move on, and people forget.

We have got to start taking some credit

[cliffordu]

13. yep - nothing to hate him over in that list. dammit.

[Kdillard]

3. kick. I was reading comments on another site where people had the nerve to

say this President hadn't done anything and wasn't working hard enough too busy partying. I was appalled because we finally have a President who appears to be working unlike what we had before. A big Kick and Rec.

[Peacetrain]

6. Thank you for the rec!!..

We are all only too human... and the the right wing noise machine is in full throated cry trying to decry anything we have accomplished.

If they cannot deny that it ever happened, they take credit for it. Someone has an OP up that Fox news is calling this the bush recovery.

I kid you not

[Kdillard]

8. You are very welcome. :). As far as them taking credit for any so called recovery

that was pretty much guaranteed to happen.

[Cha]

4. Thanks for this Peacetrain..

So much is gotten done in the Green Area..it's boggling my mind.:)

[Peacetrain]

5. Hi Cha... It really is amazing the things we have accomplished in

the last nine months..

Not sitting on our laurels by any means..but we as Democrats need to take a bow now and then. :)

[Cha]

7. What happened to your

Peacetrain? All I see is a little red x.

[Peacetrain]

9. Sometimes I have noticed that also.. and then the next time I flip

the screen it is there.. go figure :shrug: It is showing up right now..

[Cha]

10. An hour later it's gone..maybe

it's on another run?:)

[Cha]

11. Nevermind it's back.

With a mind of its own.

[firedupdem]

12. Rec'd Thanks for posting this...it's nice to see it all in one place

sometimes.

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