By Kelly McGuire
(TMCnet, March 3, 2010) While green technology continues to become more of a strong point in the telecom industry, there still is a budget lack, which hinders the capabilities of the movement to progress. However, all that may change now after an announcement at this morning’s inaugural U.S Dept. of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, or “ARPA-E,” Energy Innovation Summit. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told attendees and thus the general public that an additional $100 million in Recovery Act funding is now available to be used to green technology advancements and research. Of the $100 million, officials claim the money will work towards progressing green technology innovation but also create jobs, a major soft spot in the current economy in the United States. Click here to read more…