Clinton announces $20 million clean energy program for Africa

The Hill ^ | June 23, 2012 | Julian Pecquet

[Free ThinkerNY]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday announced a $20 million partnership between the United States and African nations to boost clean energy projects.

The aid money is part of the United States' contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative, which was launched last year. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced during this week's Rio+20 U.N. summit on sustainable development that 50 countries have pledged $50 billion to the effort, which aims to double the share of global renewable energy by 2030.

“This initiative is already mobilizing significant action from all sectors of society,” Ban said at the summit, according to Reuters. “Working together, we can provide solutions that drive economic growth, expand equity and reduce the risks of climate change.”

[hinckley buzzard]

Twenty Million? With an "M"? That won't buy a month's worth of whiskey for the local potentates. What a joke we have become..

[donhunt]

I think Hillary is setting herself up to run for something.

[mdittmar]

$20 million?,Why not $20 trillion,doesn’t she care about Africa?

[TribalPrincess2U]

Hope it works out for the African ‘people’ and not the skimmers in between.
It didn’t work for us tho.

Could become like the now bankrupt companies that made millions
off the taxpayers only to donate it back to the left.

[EGPWS]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday announced a $20 million partnership between the United States and African nations to boost clean energy projects.

So who are we borrowing THAT money from?

Any African nations?

Clean energy....the dirtiest scam around.

[bagman]

Why don’t we help South Africa build some clean NUCLEAR ENERGY plants?

[Talisker]

I think Hillary is setting herself up to run for something.

I wonder what?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The Obama administration has squandered billions that we don’t have on “clean energy” BS which produces nothing. When you think about it, $20 million on “clean energy” BS is a bargain.

[FreeAtlanta]

Why can’t rich politicians just invest their own money?

[patriot08]

So? Just ad it to the list!

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The average American hasn’t a CLUE how much of our tax money Obama has sent down Muslim sh*t holes while he plans to slash the military, threatens to cut medicare and withold senior’s social security checks!

BILLIONS FOR JIHAD!
Obamas 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and passed by the full committee.

It gives billions http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/1...
of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies.
Read the summary from David Obeys office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.
$3.6 BILLION, matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces
$400 MILLION, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces
AFGHANISTAN: $1.52 BILLION, $86 MILLION above the request
WEST BANK AND GAZA: $665 MILLION in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza

JORDAN: $250 million,$250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance

EGYPT: $360 MILLION, $310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance,$50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance

PAKISTAN:$1.9 billion,$591 million above the request
IRAQ:$968 MILLION,$336 million above the request
Oversight:$20 million,$13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq

Lebanon:$74 million
International Food Assistance:$500 MILLION,$200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis

REFUGEE ASSISTANCE:$343 MILLION,$50 million above the request, including humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)

Disaster Assistance:$200 MILLION to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia
Peacekeeping:$837 MILLION FOR UNITED NATIONS peacekeeping operations, including an expanded mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a new mission in Chad and the Central African Republic

Department of Justice:$17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system
Obama gives your tax dollars to rebuild Muslim mosques around the world
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/... #
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE AWAY NEARLY $6 MILLION OF AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS TO RESTORE 63 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING ISLAMIC MOSQUES AND MINARETS, IN 55 NATIONS. See the State Department document here.
http://exchanges.state.gov/media/pdfs/office-...
And THAT’S just the tip of the iceberg.

THIS will blow your mind!!
http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/
They should have 2010 up, but they don’t. That’s where you’ll find Obama’s largesse towards Muslim countries really go off the charts.
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http://www.foreignassistance.gov/DataView.aspx
charts:
http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/fast-facts.html

[Huskrrrr]

What they need is clean water and food.

[antidemoncrat]

We can only hope she just runs away.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Mass starvation, tin pot dictators, annual incomes of under $100 per year...and we want to give them windmills. Are we grand?

Compare this to Bush’s effort to stem the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

[Shady]

why don’t we just wire them the money? it ain’t worth anything anyway LOL!

[SERKIT]

Don’t they need potable water first?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Pretty soon I can send Africans emails telling them that my rich uncle Ralph died and I need a place to put his 30million dollars.

[EEGator]

How about we give them nothing, and they do something for themselves for once.

[Venturer]

So she went to Congress and they gave her 20 million dollars?
Congress does hold the purse strings right?

[ken in texas]

... announced during this week's Rio+20 U.N. summit on sustainable development that 50 countries have pledged $50 billion to the effort, which aims to double the share of global renewable energy by 2030... ... The U.S. share is $2 billion...

Double it? What a wonderful idea. No one else can make it cost effective so let's give money to Africa and see if they can do better. /s