Stimulus bill remains green after compromise

With the debate in Congress surrounding the specifics of the stimulus bill, many environmentally-friendly onlookers worried that much of the spending on green technology and initiatives would be taken out.

However, now that the debate over the bill is finished and a compromised has been reached, nearly $100 billion remains in the bill to fund programs that reduce our dependence on oil and generate more electricity from renewable sources.

In the past, environmentally-friendly programs were viewed as mutually exclusive to those that create economic development. What the Obama administration has done through this bill is prove that the U.S. can become more green and create jobs at the same time.