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Technology, Innovation and the Environment: Obama pushes for energy jobs

US President Barack Obama says America can generate more jobs by investing less on foreign oil:

President Barack Obama’s $3.834 trillion budget proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies. The fiscal year 2011 budget will include $6 billion for clean energy technologies, mostly focused on research, development and demonstration, the White House said.

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