Plug Pulled on Renewable Energy Gurus by Bush Admin.

[philb]

Plug Pulled on Renewable Energy Gurus
February 15, 2006


The day Carol Tombari got fired plays in her head like a scene from a cheesy espionage thriller. She arrived at work and was told to appear at a mandatory meeting in 20 minutes. It was there that she learned she was being laid off and that she had five hours to pack and vacate the premises. When she returned to her desk, her computer had been disabled, her phone service cut. She had to cancel an appearance the next day at a regional mayors' caucus. Her presentation on the importance of energy efficiency to local governments was locked in her computer. She was among the disappeared from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, where 31 workers were dismissed seven days after President Bush read the words "addicted to oil" off the teleprompter and announced yet another "Advanced Energy Initiative."

[MadMaddie]

1. Apparantly * had a speaking event in the state..

where Carol and her co-workers were fired.(I think it happend today) And surprise, surprise he gives a speach on renewable energy and most if not all of Carol and her coworkers were rehired.

:banghead:

[Canuckistanian]

2. Link? This looks good

[norml]

3. Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus

Plug pulled on renewable energy gurus

By Diane Carman
Denver Post Staff Columnist



The day Carol Tombari got fired plays in her head like a scene from a cheesy espionage thriller.

She arrived at work and was told to appear at a mandatory meeting in 20 minutes. It was there that she learned she was being laid off and that she had five hours to pack and vacate the premises.

When she returned to her desk, her computer had been disabled, her phone service cut.

She had to cancel an appearance the next day at a regional mayors' caucus. Her presentation on the importance of energy efficiency to local governments was locked in her computer.

She was among the disappeared from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, where 31 workers were dismissed seven days after President Bush read the words "addicted to oil" off the teleprompter and announced yet another "Advanced Energy Initiative."


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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3506521

[Canuckistanian]

7. Thx!

[Strelnikov_]

4. Jobs Restored

Till after the visit anyway.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3527305

Still, the NREL's budget dropped $22.5 million this year and was set to fall another $11 million next year. Two weeks ago, 32 people were laid off.

But Sunday, the Department of Energy announced those jobs were restored, effective immediately, by shifting unused funds from other accounts.

And the president is arriving with a revised budget that will boost the lab's funding by $15 million as part of his Advanced Energy Initiative.

[hatrack]

5. Are you thinking Wednesday, or Thursday?

I'm kind of curious myself as to just how long these "restored" jobs will last.

:puke:

[Coastie for Truth]

6. Not Long - Been There when Ron Reagan said "It's Morning In America"

Fuel Cell & Batteries are a branch of "Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering"

and

Semiconductor Fabrication is another branch of "Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering"

:hi: