Cleantech titans deliver Obama wish list

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BusinessGreen.com asks the great and the good of the US cleantech sector what they are hoping to see from the Obama White House

So, it's all over. Barack Obama is now officially president-elect of the US. But of course, the real work has only just begun. Having sailed into office on a sea of euphoria, he now has to live up...

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