Obama to open taps on clean tech stimulus funds

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President expected to announce up to $3.4bn in smart-grid grants as Department of Energy releases fresh climate science funding

The Obama administration's campaign to accelerate the roll out of clean technologies and build support for a US climate bill will step up a gear today when both president Obama and vice president Joe Biden...

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