The US Economy Can Not Benefit If the Money is Not Spent Here

Anthony | November 17, 2009

According to an article I read today in the Columbus Dispatch, the economic stimulus bill facing a Senate vote includes a “Buy American” clause. This clause specifies that all steel used in the bill’s projects must come from American sources.
I applaud Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown for taking a strong stance on this. “It is not a [...]

California appears poised to be first to ban power-guzzling big-screen TVs

Anthony | November 16, 2009

Industry lobbying efforts appear to elicit little sympathy from the state Energy Commission, which may vote as soon as Nov. 4.

October 14, 2009|Marc Lifsher

SACRAMENTO — The influential lobby group Consumer Electronics Assn. is fighting what appears to be a losing battle to dissuade California regulators from passing the nation’s first ban on energy-hungry big-screen televisions.
On [...]