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February 20, 2009
Lake County was hailed as a leader in renewable energy on Thursday, when local leaders and North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson gathered to celebrate the completion of the county's new solar arrays.
Lake County's solar projects
The system, which tracks the sun during the day, is expected to avoid more than 131 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the next 30 years, which is the equivalent of removing 11,000 cars from the road, according to San Jose-based SunPower, which manufactured and installed the solar arrays.
Issues:Energy & Environment
February 17, 2009
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) was re-appointed Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence for the 111th Congress. Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced the subcommittee assignments. Thompson will also serve on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Issues:Defense
February 16, 2009
Napa Valley Register
February 14, 2009
Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) publicly called for an end to the president's dangerous escalation of the Iraq War and a firm timetable for a phased redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq. During a speech on the House floor, Thompson urged his colleagues to support H Con Res 63. This bill expresses Congress' states of the president's decision to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. combat troops into Iraq and Congress' continued support for the men and women serving in Iraq.
Issues:Defense
February 13, 2009
Today the House of Representatives passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1), a comprehensive economic recovery package designed to jumpstart the economy, provide tax benefits for families and small businesses, and invest in infrastructure and innovation. Developed with the Obama Administration, this package will create 3.5 million new jobs, give 95 percent of working families an immediate tax cut, shore up the nation's aging infrastructure and help our country shift to green energy technology.