(The administrations economic stimulus plan includes $5 billion for low-income weatherization programs, $2 billion for electric car research, and $500 million to train workers for green jobs.)Obama is touting Trinity as a model for energy production, hoping for similar companies to arise in the future. He wants to reduce the costs of dealing with climate change by encouraging programs that will spur energy efficiency and Replica Cartier Santos 100 Mens Watch W200737G non-fossil power sources, such as wind, solar, and biofuels. White House aides say Obama is determined to reduce greenhouse gases by 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, and 83 percent by mid-century.For more on the Obamas energy plan and a video of Van Jones, go to whitehouse.gov.Ivan Miller
Teutonic terror of the track and Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich may be returning to cycling, his former teammate, Danilo Hondo, told German tabloid Bild. The first German to win a Tour de France title wont be slipping onto the pedals or stretching into the tight pink jersey of the now disbanded Team Telekom, not after being repeatedly bested by rival and American cycling ICBM Lance Armstrong and tarred by 2006s doping allegation Replica Cartier Santos Galbee Mens Watch W20099C4 that prompted his early retirement. Instead, Ullrich, 35, is said to be considering a turn as team adviser to a yet unnamed and unmanned cycling squad, Hondo said.Hondo, a former Telekom teammate of Ullrich, said Jan is always a magnet which could make things move things, the Agence France Presse reported. Hondo said the hypothetical team would be mostly German and ready to compete as early as next year.Sean Brander
Lance Armstrongs lawyers say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is cutting deals with cyclists, like reducing bans from competition, if they testify or provide evidence that Armstrong doped, the AP reports.The Agency became interested in Armstrong after former teammate, Floyd Landis, accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of taking Replica Cartier Santos Mens Watch W20011C4 performance-enhancing drugs this spring, during the Tour of California. Armstrong crashed out of the California race the day the allegations were made. As it stands, the USADAs deal seems to serve only riders who doped and are still competing, or are young enough to return to competition if a ban were lifted.--Erin Beresini
