This action came after the BLM had already reduced the size of the project by 15 percent, from 4073 acres down to the currently planned 3471 acres after a public comment process, and required that BrightSource contribute to the ... As described in a previous blogpost, projects were streamlined for approval so that developers could start construction and qualify for a federal stimulus grant set to expire on December 31, 2010, which would cover 30% of developers' costs. ...
Under the terms of the federal broadband stimulus grant, Motorola is required to complete two-thirds of the proposed LTE network buildout in the San Francisco Bay Area during the next 16 months. Richard Mirgon, former president of the ...
The entire grant approval process has been streamlined. Although some management teams remain leery of the idea that employees may socialize on the job, workplaces that encourage collaboration and socialization actually enhance ...
The federal stimulus grant program revived the clean energy industry for the short-term and averted the industry's near collapse during a dire economic climate; but short-term incentives fail to give investor's the certainty they need to make ... The rise of complaints about rushed approval processes now raises another disadvantage of year-to-year incentive programs: a deterioration of the process for fully and thoroughly considering the impacts of new energy projects. ...
... of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act passed in 2009, so it was essential to accelerate the funding and approval process, leaving no time to review companies' pollution records in deciding whether to grant the waivers. ...
Stimulus Package and Energy: Creating Green Jobs, Opportunities for All - Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - 2009-01-15 - On Thursday, January 15th, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will devote ...