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Tesla Repays Government 9 Years Early

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.23.2013 | Business
Read More: Energy Department, Tesla Motors, Tesla Loan, Tesla Energy Department, Tesla Government Loan, Electric Vehicles, Tesla-Electric-Vehicles, Tesla, Business News

DETROIT -- Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. ...

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'Green News Report' - April 11, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.16.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Gregory Jaczko, Green Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Energy Department, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Arkansas, Energy, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Nuclear Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Bernie Sanders, Coal, Gina McCarthy, Wine, Gao, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - April 9, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.09.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Arkansas, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Koch Brothers, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fish, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Nuclear, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Margaret Thatcher, Energy Department, Fukushima, Ernest Moniz Energy Secretary, Nuclear Energy, Steve Doocy, Dept of Energy, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'...

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'Green News Report' - March 26, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.26.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Energy Department, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Exxonmobil, Montana, Apple, Russia, Olympics, Butterflies, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - March 21, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.21.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Energy Department, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Interior Department, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'...

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'Green News Report' - March 19, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.19.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Abu Dhabi, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Energy Department, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Interior Department, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Nuclear Power, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Barack Obama, Arctic, Shell Oil, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Fish, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Argonne National Laboratory, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - March 14, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Navy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Methane, Video, Energy Department, Rising Sea Level, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Protest, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Yoko Ono, Nuclear Power, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Sean Lennon, Interior Department, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Energy Department Hacked, Personal Data of Employees Stolen

The Huffington Post | Gerry Smith | Posted 02.04.2013 | Technology
Read More: Cybersecurity, New York Times, Twitter Hacked, Washington Post, Energy Department, Wall Street Journal, Chinese Hackers, Hackers, Technology News

Hackers broke into the computer network of the Department of Energy last month and stole personal data belonging to several hundred employees and cont...

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Another Obama Cabinet Member To Step Down

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Obama Cabinet, Steven Chu Steps Down, Politics News, Video, Energy Department, Steven Chu to Resign, Steven Chu, Steven Chu Stepping Down, Obama Administration, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu is stepping down. The Energy Department said Friday Chu has offered his resignation to ...

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No 'Oops Moment' for Congressman Who Suggests Eliminating Energy Department

Jason Salzman | Posted 03.12.2013 | Denver
Read More: KFKA 1310 AM, Amy Oliver, Energy Department, U.S. Department of Energy, Governor Bill Ritter, Rep Cory Gardner, Denver News
Jason Salzman

On KFKA radio's Amy Oliver Show Tuesday, Congrassman Cory Gardner suggested that the federal Energy Department is "something we ought to look at and see whether or not they are actually justified to be there anyway."

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Obama Administration Gave Company $1 Million On DAY It Filed For Bankruptcy

Reuters | Posted 01.16.2013 | Business
Read More: Video, Energy Department, Alternative Energy, President Barack Obama, a123 Bankruptcy, President Obama, Reuters, A123 Systems, Obama Administration, Chinese Auto Parts, Green Energy, a123, Business News

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration provided struggling battery maker A123 Systems Inc with nearly $1 million on the day it fil...

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Utility's Close Ties To Obama Led To Better Access

The New York Times | ERIC LIPTON | Posted 08.23.2012 | Green
Read More: John W. Rowe, Energy, Treasury Department, Paul Elsberg, Energy Department, Barack Obama Exelon Corporation, Nuclear Power, Exelon Corporation, 2012 Barack Obama, Natural Gas, Barack Obama 2012, Ken Anderson, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Green News

Early in the Obama administration, a lobbyist for the Illinois-based energy producer Exelon Corporation proudly called it “the president’s utility...

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You're Getting Screwed On Your Electric Bill

AP | Jonathan Fahey | Posted 09.10.2012 | Home
Read More: Fuel, Retail Electricity Prices, Energy Department, Electricity, Electricity Prices, Utility Bills, Utility Costs, Natural Gas, Electric Generators, Home News

NEW YORK — A plunge in the price of natural gas has made it cheaper for utilities to produce electricity. But the savings aren't translating to lowe...

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Wasting Time With Nuclear Waste

Elliott Negin | Posted 08.22.2012 | Green
Read More: Allison Macfarlane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Waste, Union of Concerned Scientists, Energy Department, Department of Energy, Nuclear Power, Green News
Elliott Negin

Haste makes waste--unless you're talking about nuclear power. In that case, delay makes waste--tens of thousands of tons of it.

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Sharon Silke Carty

Dan Coats: Hurry Up, DOE, And Approve Those Loans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.09.2012 | Business
Read More: Energy Department, Doe, Bright-Automotive, Solyndra, Dan Coats, Severstal, Carbon-Motors, Doe Loans, Business News

An Indiana senator who last fall became one of the most vocal critics of the government's automaker advanced tech loan program -- calling it a process...

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New Nuclear Construction Will Help Secure U.S. Energy Technology Leadership

J. Scott Peterson | Posted 04.22.2012 | Green
Read More: US Nuclear, Energy Department, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Reactors, US Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power, Green News
J. Scott Peterson

The Energy Department, which is 15 years in arrears of meeting contractual obligations to take used uranium fuel rods from commercial reactors, now will make recommendations to Congress to revamp the program. This is a political problem however, not a technical challenge.

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White House: Energy Department Loan Oversight Needs Overhaul

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012 | Green
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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We Were the 99%

Paul Gallay | Posted 04.07.2012 | Green
Read More: Green Movement, Environmental Movement, Gallup Poll, Delaware-River-Basin-Commission, Energy Department, Fracking, Riverkeeper, Green News
Paul Gallay

But the fact that fracking isn't safe may not be enough to stop it. After all, President Obama himself delivered a veritable infomercial for fracking during his State of the Union address, pushing it as a source of cheap, reliable energy.

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A Sort of Happy New Year for the New Science Budget

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 03.11.2012 | Science
Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, Energy Department, Department of Defense, Budget, Epa, Science, Technology, Nih, Federal Budget, Science News
Jonathan D. Moreno

Considering how bad it could have been, science didn't fare all that poorly in the budget bill that President Obama signed on December 23.

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Lucia Graves

Report Reveals Risks Of Energy Department Loan Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.06.2011 | Politics
Read More: Damien-Lavera, Bloomberg Government, Video, Energy Department, Doe, Cliff Stearns, Department of Energy, Green Energy, Solyndra, 1705 Loan Guarantee Program, Doe Loans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new independent report on the Department of Energy's 1705 loan guarantee program found it to be in good financial health, with the maj...

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Solyndra Emails Reveal Questionable Finding

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.16.2012 | Green
Read More: Energy, White House, Energy Department, Steven Chu, Solyndra Scandal, Gop, Obama Administration, Solyndra Scandal Emails, Solyndra Scandal Emails Energy Department, Solyndra, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Republicans, Video, Green News

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu won a Nobel Prize in physics, but his handling of a solar energy loan has some critics calling him clue...

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Exxon Profits Ironically Jump 41% While Our Government Snoozes Away

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.03.2012 | Business
Read More: Rex Tillerson, Senate Finance Committee, Attorney General Holder, Solyndra, Exxon Mobil, Dept of the Interior, Obama Administration, Oil, Opec, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Justice Department, NOPEC Bill, Politics, Jon Huntsman, Energy Department, Politico, Energy, Oil/Gas Pricing Fraud Panel, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Ironically, Exxon's significant increase in profits of late comes after its Chairman and CEO virtually pleaded in May with the pooh-bahs of the Senate Finance Committee to rein in the excessive speculation, if not manipulation, of oil on the commodity exchanges.

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Obama Administration Considered Solyndra Bailout

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.02.2012 | Green
Read More: Energy, Video, Energy Department, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Obama Administration, Obama, Solyndra, Solyndra Bailout, Solar Power, Green News

WASHINGTON — Days before a solar panel maker collapsed, the Obama administration considered a bailout that would have provided an infusion of ca...

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Obama Administration Bet Big On Risky Companies With Questionable Ties

iWatch News | Posted 12.21.2011 | Politics
Read More: Segey Brin, Google, Energy, Biden, Energy Department, Tesla Motors, President Obama, Carmakers, Obama, Al Gore, Larry Page, Fisker, Politics News

An investigation by iWatch News and ABC News found that the DOE’s bet carries risks for taxpayers, triggering concern from industry observers and go...

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Solyndra Says CEO Has Resigned

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 12.13.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, Solyndra Ceo Brian Harrison Resigned, Solyndra Ceo Resigns, Brian Harrison, Solar, Solyndra Ceo Resigned, Energy Department, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Solyndra Scandal, Solyndra Investigation, Justice Department, Solyndra, Solar Power, Solyndra Ceo Brian Harrison, Video, Green News

DOVER, Del. — The chairman and CEO of a California solar energy company that sought bankruptcy protection after receiving a half-billion-dollar ...

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