Department of Energy

Knocking the Wind Out of U.S. Energy Options

Elliott Negin | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Oil Subsidies, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Natural Gas, Department of Energy, Wind Turbines, Green Energy, Coal, Production Tax Credit, Green News

Renewables currently generate only about 5 percent of U.S. electricity, but by 2030 they have the potential to produce more than 40 percent, half coming from wind. And yet, unless Congress acts soon, the wind industry will have to trim its sails.

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'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, Military, Electricity, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Department of Energy, Global Warming Deniers, Asia, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Ipcc, Biofuels, Darrell Issa, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, Republicans, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

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Former U.S. nuclear commander startles with proposal to cut weapons arsenal by 80%

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

By R. Jeffrey SmithiWatch NewsThe chairman of a House subcommittee that helps shape the nation's nuclear arsenal, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), has bee...

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Military, Electricity, Department of Energy, Asia, Britain, Biofuels, Ipcc, Darrell Issa, BP Oil Spill, Solyndra, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: House GOP...

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Working With Energy

Tom Fox | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Leadership, Department of Energy, Chief Human Capital Officer, STEM Education, Politics News

Michael Kane is the chief human capital officer (CHCO) at the Department of Energy, where he advises and assists the secretary of energy and other officials in selecting, developing, training and managing a skilled workforce.

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Where Gas Prices Are Heading

Reuters | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gas Prices Dropping, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Gas, Department of Energy, $4 Gallon, Gas Prices Fall, Summer Gas Prices, Reuters, Video, Money News

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline prices dropped for a third straight week and marked the first year-on-year decline si...

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Earth Day Call to Service: Vote Green and Clean in 2012

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Al Gore, Karl Rove, President Obama, Koch Brothers, Earth Day, Climate Change, PG&E, Epa, Clean Money, Earth Day 2012, Department of Energy, Democratic Party, Citizens United, Democrats, Environmental Protection Agency, Republicans, Politics News

A generation of Earth Days has conditioned millions of us to be green in our homes yet we must apply the same ethic to our politics if we want to save our planet and our democracy. What must we do? Vote green and clean in 2012.

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Green Lethargy Among College Students? Not So Fast!

Brian Keane | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Energy, College Students, Energy Efficiency, America's Next Eco-Star, Green Marketing, Department of Energy, Green College, Middlebury College, Earth Month, Environmentalism, Green Living, College News

Energy users will more often than not take action because of the simple reasoning that it's just stupid to power a device when it's not in use. The environmental value comes in as a byproduct of the smart energy action they just made.

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America's Reckless Nuclear Policies Have Got to End

Tulsi Gabbard | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukashima, Loan-Guarantee, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant, Nuclear, Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant, Indian Point Power Plant, Green News

We shouldn't gamble away another cent towards this destructive and dangerous energy technology. I will fight to end these spending policies and instead aim federal funding toward clean, safe, renewable energy -- the type that we can all feel comfortable living next to.

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Nuclear Power's Green Mountain Grassroots Demise

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.20.2012

If the citizens of Vermont can shut Yankee, a dam will be breached and the post-Fukushima power of a rising grassroots tsunami will be made tangible. Solartopia will be that much closer.

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Energy Secretary Gives Himself A Grade For Department's Handling Of Oil And Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Oil Prcies, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Steven Chu, Drilling, Obama Oil Prices, Imported Oil, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Paul Krugman, Department of Energy, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday that the Department of Energy deserves "better than an A-" for its role in reducing the price o...

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The Washington Post Should Probably Alert Readers To Changing Terrible Light Bulb Math

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: The Washington Post, Eat the Press, Light Bulb, Corrections, LED Light Bulb, Media Criticism, Washington Post, L-Prize, Department of Energy, Media News

Washington Post staff writer Peter Whoriskey did his level-best last week to ridicule the Department of Energy for bestowing it's "L Prize" -- a "cont...

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Republicans Deny Their Support Of Green Energy Is Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Dave Camp, Video, Fred Upton, Michele Bachmann, Marsha Blackburn, Alternative Energy, Steven Chu, Republican Green Energy Hypocrisy, Green, Republicans Green Energy, Republican Green Efforts, Department of Energy, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Green Energy, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A group of Republicans are complaining that Energy Secretary Steven Chu has mischaracterized GOP lawmakers' attempts to speed up federal...

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'Embarrassing' Fed Program Kills Green Automaker

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Department of Energy, Bright Automotive, Solyndra, Barack Obama, Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars, Business News

Another company has cried uncle and withdrawn from a federal program designed to help green companies invest in U.S. manufacturing. Start-up auto ...

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Arun Majumdar Should Be Confirmed as Undersecretary of Energy

James M. Gentile | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Undersecretary of Energy, Department of Energy, Arun Majumdar, Republican Obstructionism, Senate Hearings, Obama Nominees, Science News

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the nomination on December 15. More than two months later, Dr. Majumdar's confirmation has gone no further.

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Chrysler's Surprising Move On Fuel Efficiency

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Sergio Marchionne, Department of Energy, Chrysler Loans, Chrysler, Steven Chu, Business News

Chrysler has decided to pull out of its bid for a $3.5 billion loan from the Department of Energy, one which would have helped the automaker reconfigu...

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White House: Energy Department Loan Oversight Needs Overhaul

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Energy, Video, Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, Energy Department, Energy Department Loans, Department of Energy, Solyndra, Obama Solyndra Loan, Reuters, Green News

* Struggling to fill key positions to manage loans * Did not evaluate failed loan to Solyndra * Chu: will review ideas, ...

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Hydrokinetic Power: The Next Wave in Renewable Energy?

Peter Hanlon | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Wave Power, East River, New York City, Hydrokinetics, Department of Energy, Hydrokinetic Power, East River Tidal Power, Wave Power New York, East River Tidal Energy, Green News

Imagine expanding the number of tidal turbines in NYC's East River over the next ten years -- enough to ultimately generate about 1 megawatt of electricity, enough to power 9,500 New York homes.

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Solyndra Audit Release Prompts Republicans To Run Victory Laps

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Video, Energy Loans Program, James Sensenbrenner, Doe, Cliff Stearns, Solyndra Audit, Department of Energy, Solyndra, Herb-Allison, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) took a victory lap on Thursday when it was announced that Herb Allison, the man tasked with reviewing th...

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Sarah Palin, as Energy Secretary, Would Be in Charge of Our Nuclear Program

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: John McCain, Department of Energy, Sarah Palin 2012, Sarah Palin Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin Newt, Politics News

Romney, Santorum and Paul should be asked whether they would consider Governor Palin for such a post. A "yes" even to a question as benign as"consider?" is enough not only to doubt their judgment, but more than enough to be frightened for our future.

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Keystone Fight Continues as Obama Administration Touts Need for Energy Policy

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Transcanada, Obama Administration, Keystone, Keystone Xl Pipeline Obama, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, Keystone XL Pipeline, Department of Energy, 350.Org, Big Oil, Steven Chu, Bill Mckibben, Energy Policy, Green News

With the decision to deny the pipeline permit, it was fitting that Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke of Obama's plan to reduce oil imports by one-third by 2025, modernize the electric grid, support fuel-efficient vehicles, and invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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Problems Plague Cleanup At Hanford Nuclear Waste Site

USA Today | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: David Huizenga, Donald Alexander, Hanford Nuclear Waste Site, Plutonium, Peter Winokur, Radioactive Waste, Steven Chu, Gene Aloise, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Department of Energy, Green News

HANFORD SITE, Wash. – Seven decades after scientists came here during World War II to create plutonium for the first atomic bomb, a new generation i...

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Perry Names A New Government Agency He Would Cut, Leaving Out One

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Rick Perry Oops, Video, Education, Department of the Interior, Department of Education, 2012 Gop Candidates, Rick Perry Gaffe, Rick Perry 2012, Rick Perry Debate, Elections 2012, Department of Commerce, 2012 Election Three Agencies of Government, Department of Energy, GOP Debates, Rick Perry Debate Oops, Rick Perry, GOP Candidates, Politics News

Texas Gov. Rick Perry named a different government agency he would cut as president in an interview on a Savannah, Georgia radio station Friday mornin...

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Nuclear Power Play Reveals Washington's 'Ugly Underbelly'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.30.2011

WASHINGTON -- A feud at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where five presidentially appointed commissioners oversee the safety of the nation's nuclea...

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What Nuclear Weapons Cost Us -- It's the Right Time for a Debate

Joel Rubin | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Congress, Department of Energy, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Politics News

An open, transparent debate is essential to ensuring that citizens and policymakers alike have the right information in their hands when deciding about our country's future spending on both nuclear weapons and their related programs.

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