How Soon Will Electric Cars Dominate The Hybrid Car Market?

A new study released on Monday by the University of California, Berkeley held exciting news for the burgeoning electric car market: electric car sales could jump to 86 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in 2030 if consumers don’t have to buy their batteries themselves.
Considering that auto emissions are one of the largest contributors of [...]

July 14th, 2009 by Silvio Marcacci | Comment on this.
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Four Things to Know About Green Jobs

Green energy jobs. Green collar jobs. Green technology jobs. Environmental jobs.
Call them what you will but the economic downturn, resurgence in popularity of alternative energy, and glut of stimulus funding has pushed the concept of “green” jobs to the tip of many American’s tongues. But, opinions differ on the topics of what exactly a green [...]

April 1st, 2009 by Silvio Marcacci | 1 Comment
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Business and the Economy

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Juliet Johnson looks at the implications in the business community.
 As the week when the stimulus plan became law draws [...]

February 20th, 2009 by Juliet Johnson | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Healthcare

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been signed into law, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Craig Paridy looks at the healthcare provisions of the stimulus bill.
Since launching his Presidential campaign in February [...]

February 19th, 2009 by Craig Paridy | 1 Comment
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Bipartisanship: Stay the Course, Mr. President

Politics has always made for strange bedfellows.
 
Many commentators (here, here, and here) have opined that the bipartisanship President Obama espoused when he took office and pursued through his first month has been a failure, for many reasons. Bipartisanship has never worked, they’ve said, citing myriad examples of past presidential swings and misses at bipartisanship (FDR, [...]

February 19th, 2009 by Silvio Marcacci | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package – Transportation and Infrastructure

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Christine Salembier looks at transportation and infrastructure.
 Shovel ready or not, the nation’s roads, bridges, transit systems and waterways are [...]

February 19th, 2009 by Christine Salembier | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package – Science

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. FH’s Camelia Checeanu looks at what it means for science and technology.
Following up on his inaugural pledge to restore science to [...]

February 18th, 2009 by Camelia Checeanu | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Energy

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been signed into law, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here Silvio Marcacci looks at funding and tax breaks for the Energy Sector.

Yesterday, President Obama took a serious first step toward [...]

February 18th, 2009 by Silvio Marcacci | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Education

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Juliet Johnson looks at the implications of the education provisions in the bill.
The commitment to education widely communicated during [...]

February 17th, 2009 by Juliet Johnson | Comment on this.
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A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Political Implications

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Jeff Weintraub looks at the political implications of the bill.

At a time like this, when the fate of millions [...]

February 16th, 2009 by Jeff Weintraub | Comment on this.
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