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Technology to the Economic Rescue?

Posted May 26, 2009 7:21 AM

With $60 billion dollars for energy alternatives alone, U.S. stimulus funding of $100+ billion is expected to jump-start the economy by creating millions of new jobs. In brief, experts contend that the funding may, in fact, harm the industries it is hoping to help. In the end, long-term technology may be delayed because of the expedient political choices already made. Will it be a technology quick-fix or a practical, log-term technology? What do you think?

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