As part of Barack Obama’s message during his Presidential campaign, he promised to help modernize and green America’s energy and transportation systems. (Click here and here to see what Obama promised on the trail.)
Now, after the election, President-elect Obama is pushing alternative energy as part of his expected to be many hundreds of billions of dollars stimulus package. According to the Obama camp, not only will the push towards alternative energy and more fuel efficient vehicles help protect America from unstable oil producing countries, but it will also help to create and save millions of non-exportable jobs within our borders.