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Green stimulus

Fiscal sun shines on renewables groups

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: March 4 2009 19:24 | Last updated: March 4 2009 19:24

Six months ago Blake Jones stopped hiring at his solar energy company in Boulder, Colorado, and was considering dismissing workers.

Growth had been thrown into reverse as the financial crisis choked off financing for renewable energy pro­jects. “Things were looking bleak,” says Mr Jones, chief executive of Namaste Solar.

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