Obama approves $1.85bn of solar funding in job creation push

James S Murray
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President says loan guarantees will create 5,000 jobs and support the first US solar plant to provide energy through the night

President Barack Obama has once again underlined the crucial role that low carbon technologies will play in leading the US out of recession, using his weekly address on Saturday to announce nearly $2bn...

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