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President Obama talks about Orion Energy Systems and energy-efficiency (video)
Orion Energy Systems (Nasdaq: OESX) President and CEO Neal Verfuerth on Monday participated in a panel discussion at the White House addressing innovation an...
A presidential plug for Orion
A presidential plug for Orion
jsonline.com — Mar. 23, 2009 12:40 p.m. The idea that led to the founding of Orion Energy Systems received... a presidential salute of sorts today. President Barack Obama just finished speaking at a White House roundtable on clean energy efficiency attended by Neal ... (more) A presidential plug for Orion
Barack Obama misprounounces Orion (video)
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Barack Obama misprounounces Orion (video)
youtube.com — How difficult is it to pronounce "Orion"? During a March 23, 2009 speech on green energy, Obama... manages to mispronounce it several times --- despi... (more) Barack Obama misprounounces Orion (video)
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He’s Starting to Make Joe Biden Sound Like Daniel Webster
The Sundries Shack — orion_spinelli Quick, say the word “Orion”. Did you get it right, with a long “eye” sound in the middle of the word and the stress on the second syllable? Of course you did. What are you, the President of the United States ? The idea that led to the founding of Orion Energy Systems received a presidential salute of sorts today. President Barack Obama just finished speaking at a White House roundtable on clean energy efficiency attended by Neal Verfuerth, Orion president and chief executive. Obama saluted Orion.… All terrific press for Orion, except that Obama kept pronouncing the company’s name wrong, calling it OAR-ee-on. After finishing his remarks and talking with a ...

He’s Starting to Make Joe Biden Sound Like Daniel Webster
The Sundries Shack — orion_spinelli Quick, say the word “Orion”. Did you get it right, with a long “eye” sound in the middle of the word and the stress on the second syllable? Of course you did. What are you, the President of the United States ? The idea that led to the founding of Orion Energy Systems received a presidential salute of sorts today. President Barack Obama just finished speaking at a White House roundtable on clean energy efficiency attended by Neal Verfuerth, Orion president and chief executive. Obama saluted Orion.… All terrific press for Orion, except that Obama kept pronouncing the company’s name wrong, calling it OAR-ee-on. After finishing his remarks and talking with a ...

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