Friday, June 22, 2012

Africa:

U.S. Grants for Clean Energy Will Create Jobs in Africa (Bloomberg Business Week)

The U.S. will provide $20 million in grants for clean-energy projects in Africa, an industry that will create new jobs in the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

The continent has abundant sunlight as well as geothermal and hydropower reserves that can be used to produce electricity, Clinton said today during a press briefing at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.

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